A start-stop system (also referred to as idling stop or micro hybrid) is a technology that automatically shuts down and restarts a vehicle's internal combustion engine to reduce idle …

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 ...

Jul 10, 2025 · If you're driving and come to a complete stop, the vehicle's stop-start technology will turn off the engine in most situations. When you indicate that you're ready to move again …

Sep 8, 2025 · Does your car engine cut off whenever you come to a full stop? Auto start-stop is a vehicle feature that shuts off the engine when a vehicle is stopped to conserve fuel.

May 12, 2025 · Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is proposing a rollback of federal incentives that helped push automatic engine start-stop …

Jul 29, 2025 · Start-stop technology, the controversial system that shuts down a vehicle’s engine at idle and restarts it when the driver releases the brake, may soon disappear.

Nov 20, 2025 · These credits effectively reward automakers for installing automatic start-stop technology, a feature that automatically shuts off and restarts engines at stoplights or in traffic, …

Jun 1, 2017 · When the car detects that you're not moving it turns off the engine, then, when you press the throttle to move on, it automatically starts the car and you carry on your journey.

May 13, 2025 · EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the agency will fix automatic engine stop/start technology, although he has declined to specify what that means.

Jun 24, 2024 · Auto start-stop shuts off your vehicle’s engine when idling, then automatically starts it again when your foot leaves the brake pedal. This helps save fuel you’d otherwise …