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 ...

A slew of Honda and Acura models are under federal investigation due to reports of drivers’ automatic stop-start functions failing to restart after turning off. Affected owners have noted their ...

If the introduction of the all-new 2019 Silverado 1500 didn’t bring a sufficient amount of excitement for you, then we have some more good news to share: the 2019 Silverado engine auto-stop start ...

City drivers are saving money on gas, and improving the air. DEAR CAR TALK: We just purchased a new 2017 Jeep Cherokee. We love it. But it has one irritating “feature” that is quite annoying: 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 ...

More and more new cars now include automatic start/stop technology as a way to reduce fuel consumption. If you roll up to a red light, or get stuck in stop and go traffic, the engine shuts off on its ...

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 ...

Most modern cars and trucks are equipped with auto-stop/start technology. The principle behind the system is simple: it shuts off the engine when you’d otherwise be idling and wasting gas during ...

Last week, I apparently made the grave mistake of asking you which of your car's features you never use. I knew this was a ...