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Start/stop engines are dying, here’s what finally killed the feature

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

Automatic Stop-Start In 70 Percent Of 2019 Model-Year GM Vehicles Sold In The U.S.

Automatic stop-start technology is equipped in roughly 70 percent of all General Motors vehicles that were sold in the United States in 2019. In its 2019 Sustainability Report, GM claimed that over 70 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Most Drivers Hate This Feature, And It Looks Like It's Finally Going Away

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 ...
GM Authority

Every 2021 Model Year Cadillac Features Automatic Stop-Start

Luckily, on all 2021 Cadillac models, auto engine stop-start can be disabled via a button within the vehicle. However, the feature is automatically enabled at every ignition cycle, meaning that those ...
Autoblog

Honda Pilot investigated for engines that won't restart

View post: Supercharged 2019 Dodge Durango SRT 392 For Sale With Just 52,510 Miles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the 2016-2019 Honda Pilot earlier ...
Wall Street Journal

Start-Stop Feature Reduces Emissions and Noise

Owners of many gasoline-electric hybrids are familiar with the fact that instead of idling, the engine shuts off when you come to a stop for more than a couple of seconds, helping save even more gas.
autoevolution

Aftermarket Company Launches 2021 Ford Bronco Auto Start-Stop Eliminator

The automatic start-stop feature was developed for the sole purpose of improving gas mileage while the vehicle is at rest. But as you’re well aware, the real-world fuel savings are minimal and this ...
gearpatrol

This Oft-Maligned Feature Is Being Stripped from GM’s Big Trucks and SUVs

Most modern cars and trucks are equipped with auto-stop/start technology. The principle behind the system is simple: it shuts off the engine when you’d otherwise be idling and wasting gas during ...