such as at a red light or stop sign, the engine probably doesn’t need to be burning fuel to keep itself running, meaning it can reasonably be shut off until it’s ready to again turn gasoline i ...

Administrator Lee Zeldin said “everyone hates it,” but it’s still unclear what the EPA plans to do about start/stop systems.

Auto engine stop-start automatically shuts off the engine when the vehicle comes to a complete stop, such as at a stop sign or stop light. The system then automatically starts the engine back up ...

The i-stop symbol on the instrument panel lights up when the car is on the move and goes off when the car stops. When the engine restarts on its own, the i-stop symbol goes off for a few seconds ...

If you're wondering if such a system is bad for your engine, the short answer is no. The long answer, however, requires a review of how this technology works. An auto start-stop system won't ...

Remember when Uncle Bill used to insist with absolute certainty that starting an engine burns more gaso­line than idling for an hour? Yeah, well, he was as wrong about that as he was about Plymouth.

The first diesel-powered car I've ever driven featured a lever on the dashboard, which I had to pull in order to shut the fuel line and stop the engine. On newer vehicles, you don't need to do ...

One strategy automakers use to improve mileage is an automatic engine stop-start system (you may call it a start-stop system) that switches the engine off when the car is stopped with the brake ...

Mazda's innovative i-stop engine-idling-stop system has won yet another award, this time at the lchimura Industrial Awards. While idling stop systems are now becoming commonplace due to the ...

We’ve heard about BMW’s non-hybrid start-stop engine used in the European 1 and 3 Series, but Mazda is developing a more efficient version. Mazda’s independently developed system ...