Automatic engine stop‑start was sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut the engine off at red lights and fire it back up when the driver lifted ...

Automatic engine stop start, the feature that shuts your engine off at red lights whether you like it or not, is about to disappear from most new cars in the United States as a default requirement. A ...

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 ...

The automatic start-stop system on modern automobiles comes with all the good intentions, but it can be annoying, as well. Research suggests that completely shutting off the car (even for brief spells ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the agency will “fix” automatic engine stop/start technology, a feature that has become increasingly common ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the Environmental Protection Agency swinging the axe on off-cycle credits – those regulatory pats on the head for installing automatic stop-start systems – the feature once forced upon the ...