There is a kind of frustration that every modern driver understands without needing it explained. It happens in the middle of ...

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 ...

Image Credit: Johntorcasio - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia. In a dramatic shift in federal environmental policy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce ...

View post: Winter Storm Warning: Up to 16 Inches of Snow and 50 MPH Winds Threaten Major I-80 Corridor Automatic start/stop systems save fuel but are disliked by many drivers. EPA administrator Lee ...

What just happened? The Environmental Protection Agency is stripping automakers of a key compliance tool: emissions credits for automatic start-stop systems, the software-driven technology that shuts ...

Start-stop is a technology that automatically shuts down a vehicle's engine when a driver comes to a complete stop and then automatically restarts the engine when the driver takes their foot off the ...

Earlier this month, the EPA ended the “off‑cycle” emissions credit for automatic engine start‑stop systems, thereby removing the OEM incentive to install them on mass-market vehicles. As a result, ...

A mechanic with more than 50 years of experience has warned that the auto start/stop feature on modern cars could be causing engine wear and damaging engine longevity ...