Some vehicles come with an auto start-stop feature that shuts off the engine when drivers brake. Is this feature worth ...

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 ...

Engine auto stop-start—let’s call it ESS—has become an exasperating example of how a small compromise can combust into a cultural grievance. It’s a feature designed to save a little fuel and reduce ...

There are few things more exciting or nerve-wracking than putting into motion for the first time the assembly of individual ...