Any driver who’s ever tried to get through the Holland Tunnel or over the George Washington Bridge at rush hour knows what it’s like to sigh, cuss and shut off their engine after sitting in ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

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 off the ...

Engine stop-start systems have gained in popularity over the past several years as automakers attempt to cut emissions and lower fuel consumption during normal, everyday vehicle use. The idea is quite ...

Some are almost unnoticeable, others make the car shudder each time they activate—but stop-start systems are here to stay. First rolled out in Europe and Asia, where crowded city driving requires cars ...

Q: Is it true that most of the engine wear happens every time the engine starts? If so, then does the start/stop engine feature add wear? A: Most engine wear occurs after cold starts (when the engine ...

Start/stop technology can mitigate this waste. Some three dozen car and truck models already available in the U.S. have start/stop systems of one sort or another. By 2015, this is expected to extend ...

We’ve heard about BMW’s non-hybrid start-stop engine used in the European 1 and 3 Series, but Mazda is developing a more efficient version. Mazda’s independently developed system, dubbed Smart Idle ...

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 ...

Chrysler's Engine Stop-Start (ESS) system first debuted in the 2013 Ram 1500 in models equipped with the HFE package. The main component of the system is a high-speed, high-durability starter motor ...