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 ...

Nobody likes auto stop-start in their car, so when it suddenly stops working, it may seem like a good thing. Sadly, it’s not.

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 ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages forced automakers to make some tough decisions. For GM, one of the compromises was the removal of Dynamic Fuel ...

Pickup truck customers eager to ditch automatic engine stop-start will be happy to learn that General Motors is removing the feature from some 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 models ...

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 ...

It seems like there’s not much else in this world that unites people in 2025 like the shared disdain that car drivers the world over have for the auto start-stop function that’s a default setting on ...

Honda and Acura drivers have submitted over 1,300 complaints of auto start-stop technology problems, triggering an NHTSA investigation. Honda and Acura have been receiving auto start-stop failure ...

Donald Trump-appointed Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin tweeted on Monday implying he will be making it his mission to roll back any progress that automakers had made on automatic start ...