For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use ...

The global microchip shortage has resulted in numerous production cuts and limited availability for a number of features on new GM vehicles, as GM Authority has covered in the past. That includes the ...

Note that we included the Chevy Bolt EV in the model lineup above. However, given the Bolt EV is equipped with a fully electric powertrain, it cannot offer automatic stop-start. For those who may be ...

Owners of everything from compact crossovers to luxury sedans complained about the shudder when the engine cut out, the lag ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

In an effort to mitigate vehicle supply shortages caused by the ongoing global microchip shortage, GM is manufacturing certain full-size pickup trucks and SUVs without a fuel-saving automatic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...