The automatic start-stop feature was developed for the sole purpose of improving gas mileage while the vehicle is at rest. But as you’re well aware, the real-world fuel savings are minimal and this ...

Do you have an auto start-stop button? New cars are increasingly equipped with the feature, but one TikToker has had it. In a video complaint, Victoria Alese (@victoriaalese) says that the “Auto shut ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

A woman is seriously considering trading in a car she just purchased in 2022 as one of its features has started to get really old, really fast, she says. It’s already got her considering trading the ...

The system would use GPS, cameras and other sensor data to determine when it's OK to shut the engine off. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los ...

In this extract from just-auto’s QUBE research on electric vehicle technologies, we take a quick look at so-called stop-start systems. Do you know, for example, that Mazda’s solution does not involve ...

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...

The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function. By Ben Blatt Would you be willing to pay more for gas if your car could be a little less ...

You can hear it occasionally while waiting in traffic, or even in your own vehicle. Cars pull up to a set of traffic lights, switch off and then switch back on when you or the driver presses the ...

A conventional electric starter motor works by engaging a small pinion gear with a large ‘ring’ gear fitted around the outside of the engine flywheel. The latest stop-start technology looks much the ...