Why Some Drivers Prefer Cars Without Stop/Start Technology. So, you’re looking for a new car in 2026 and you’ve noticed that a lot of them come with this ‘stop/start’ feat ...

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(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 manufacturers are killing off the automatic start/stop feature in new cars.

Minnesota's harsh winters challenge the auto start-stop feature in modern cars, which aims to save fuel but struggles in freezing temperatures, raising questions about its benefits for local drivers.

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 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 ...

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 ...