We contacted automakers for their take on this hot-button issue (no pun intended) and got some surprising responses.

Many drivers wonder if they should turn off their engines while waiting at red lights to save fuel. Research shows that ...

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 ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

Ioxus, Inc. announced Monday its uSTART engine starting system, the industry’s only drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring, is now available for heavy trucks. Ioxus says ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo announced that, starting September, it will fit the MiTo with Fiat Powertrain Technologies' (FPT) 1.4l Turbo petrol MultiAir engines, as well as giving the "most sporty ...