The Scandinavian manufacturer premieres downhill shut-off to its 12.8-liter inline-six D13 engine; for now, available only in ...

The controversial automatic engine stop-start system, which shuts off a car's powerplant when it comes to a halt, may soon be a thing of the past. Lee Zeldin, the new Environmental Protection Agency ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Car manufacturers design start/stop systems with special batteries and components to handle thousands of engine cycles.

For those who have ever stopped at an intersection only for their car to fall silent and then jolt back to life moments later, relief may be on the horizon. Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the ...

It's a feature that is annoying to a lot of drivers, but it's one that may soon be a thing of the past. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced that he plans ...

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 approved it, and everyone hates it, so we’re fixing it,” says Lee Zeldin. It’s unclear what “fixing” means here. Engine start / stop systems can already give you better fuel economy, as explained ...