Jalopnik

Does Automatic Start/Stop Actually Improve Fuel Economy?

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...

Yes, You Can Jump Start A Car Without Cables, But Here Are The Risks

Push-starting can be a viable way to crank a car with a manual transmission. However, it won't work for every vehicle, and ...
The Daily Dot

‘Look at what the starter’s doing’: Expert shows damage on 2018 Chevy Traverse—and warns why you shouldn’t trust cars that auto-start

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 ...
Autoblog

Smart fortwo getting start/stop tech

View post: These Car-Mounted Light Bars Are Just $22 at Amazon The start/stop Smart will have a 1.0-liter engine with 71 hp and a 5-speed sequential gearbox. According to one article, it’s called the ...
KTVU

EPA chief proposes rollback of automatic red-light car engine stop-start feature

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 ...
Autoblog

Honda, Acura Accused of ‘Start-Stop Engine Failure’ Affecting up to 2.2 Million Vehicles

Honda and Acura drivers have submitted over 1,300 complaints of auto start-stop technology problems, triggering an NHTSA investigation. Honda and Acura have been receiving auto start-stop failure ...
WRAL

EPA takes aim at start-stop systems in cars, calls feature a 'climate participation trophy'

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal incentives for automatic start-stop technology in new vehicles. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move Monday on social ...

Your Car’s Green Feature Might Be Creating Traffic Hazards

Car start-stop systems create dangerous intersection delays and driver distraction while delivering minimal fuel savings, but ...
The New York Times

Should the Government Stop Subsidizing a Car Feature That ‘Everyone Hates’?

The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function. By Ben Blatt Would you be willing to pay more for gas if your car could be a little less ...
The Daily Dot

‘The amount of tension between me and this button’: Woman drives GMC Yukon. There’s just one problem

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 ...
AutoGuide

Sounds Like Stop-Start Is On The Chopping Block

Start-stop technology, the controversial system that shuts down a vehicle’s engine at idle and restarts it when the driver releases the brake, may soon disappear. New law removes penalties for ...