(Part I and II of this series is here and here.) DUB6 writes: I recently read a rather wordy story about how many/most auto ...

Automatic engine stop‑start was sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut ...

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When the 2013 Ford Fusion goes on sale this fall, it will be the first mid-size family sedan in North America to be offered with start-stop technology. But since not all buyers are open to the idea of ...

A woman is seriously considering trading in a car she just purchased in 2022 as one of its features has started to get really old, really fast, she says. It’s already got her considering trading the ...

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 ...

While General Motors has recently announced that the chip crisis is easing up on some models, and the company is therefore capable of increasing shipments of some models to the dealers across the U.S.

Volvo’s has become the latest automaker to combine fuel saving start/stop technology, which reduces emissions of CO2 by up to 8%, with an automatic transmission – its six-speed ‘Geartronic’ ...