Nobody likes auto stop-start in their car, so when it suddenly stops working, it may seem like a good thing. Sadly, it’s not.
DEAR CAR TALK: I have a 2023 Land Rover Discovery. Like most new cars with internal combustion engines, it has an AutoStart feature that turns the engine off when stopped at lights and turns it back ...
Auto start-stop is a popular feature on many modern vehicles. As the name implies, this is a system that automatically turns off and restarts a vehicle’s engine to help lower fuel consumption and ...
WASHINTON, D.C. - Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced H.R. 6200, the Eliminating Start-Stop Engine Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life (ESSENTIAL) Act, which would end feder ...
Congressman Doug LaMalfa has introduced the Eliminating Start-Stop Engine Nuisance Technologies that Impair Automobile Life ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages forced automakers to make some tough decisions. For GM, one of the compromises was the removal of Dynamic Fuel ...
The advent of engine stop-start features has likely been a net positive on the air we breathe, but there can be a certain disdain for the feature shared among enthusiasts and commuters alike; it can ...
Today’s vehicles are designed to maximize fuel economy in numerous ways. One such feature is the automatic start/stop function that shuts off the engine when your car is idling and restarts it when ...
EPA to strip fuel economy credits from stop-start systems, calling the tech “hated” and minimally beneficial. Automakers may phase out the feature, jeopardizing a $67 billion global industry. Industry ...