Engine auto stop-start—let’s call it ESS—has become an exasperating example of how a small compromise can combust into a cultural grievance. It’s a feature designed to save a little fuel and reduce ...

Automatic engine stop start, the feature that shuts your engine off at red lights whether you like it or not, is about to disappear from most new cars in the United States as a default requirement. A ...

The leader of the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back the automatic start-stop feature in cars. The start-stop technology was implemented in more cars following federal regulations ...

Stellantis spent the better part of a decade bolting a 48-volt hybrid system onto the 5.7-liter Hemi V8. Now it is yanking that hardware back out of the truck that just launched the loudest, fastest ...

Get in almost any new non-EV these days, and chances are it has engine stop-start, a fuel-saving feature that turns off the engine when the vehicle is stopped for any length of time at a stoplight or ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the agency will “fix” automatic engine stop/start technology, a feature that has become increasingly common ...

EPA boss Lee Zeldin hints that the tech could be hit with some sort of official regulation this week Automatic start/stop systems save fuel but are disliked by many drivers. EPA administrator Lee ...

(AP) – The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu packs a surprise: It’s the first mainstream mid-size sedan sold in the United States with standard automatic engine stop-start that saves gasoline. The system turns ...

With the Environmental Protection Agency swinging the axe on off-cycle credits – those regulatory pats on the head for installing automatic stop-start systems – the feature once forced upon the ...