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 ...

Start-stop systems, which shut off car engines when the vehicle comes to a stop, have been offered in Europe for several years. But until now, no automaker other than Porsche has offered them on ...

Already popular in Europe, start-stop technology is about to become more common-place in North America – especially if you drive a Ford. Common in hybrids, start-stop systems shut off the engine when ...

Opinions on engine auto-stop-start technology are scattershot: some enjoy the technology and its attempt to increase fuel efficiency, some are indifferent, and the rest downright hate the feature and ...

Auto Stop-Start technology that shuts off a vehicle’s engine when it comes to a stop to save fuel is a standard feature on many hybrid and electric-vehicles (EVs), including Ford’s Fusion Hybrid and ...

American carmaker Ford will use the auto start-stop technology it initially implemented on its gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles on future North American versions of its cars and utilities to be ...

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 ...

The engine start-stop feature commonly found on hybrids is coming to a non-hybrid Ford near you, and soon. Ford has announced that its auto start-stop feature is about to be rolled out on non-hybrid ...

Ford is bringing fuel-saving Auto Start-Stop technology to conventional gasoline engines across the Ford model lineup. Already installed on over 170,000 Ford gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles (like ...