Automatic engine stop‑start was sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut ...

Automatic stop-start technology is equipped in roughly 70 percent of all General Motors vehicles that were sold in the United States in 2019. In its 2019 Sustainability Report, GM claimed that over 70 ...

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 ...

In energy-conscious times, shutting off your fuel-sucking engine when its services are not required seems as obvious as turning off the lights when leaving a room. Soon, North American cars will ...

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 ...

GM issued a bulletin for Chevy Silverado trucks that may lose brake assist after auto-stop/start. A voltage drop causes the ...

(Part I and II of this series is here and here.) DUB6 writes: I recently read a rather wordy story about how many/most auto ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Automakers, including GM, have had a tough time meeting customer demand for new cars and trucks because of a global semi-conductor shortage. The shortage has forced GM to ...

Q: I recently purchased a 2020 Chrysler Pacifica with 64,000 miles on it. It’s my first vehicle with the automatic stop-start feature that’s supposed to save on fuel. Initially I noticed it didn’t ...

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 ...