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

The EPA said it will end credits for the start/stop feature, which shuts off gas engines when cars are idle to save fuel.

As part of its broader rollback of U.S. fuel economy rules, the Trump administration says it is eliminating a credit for automakers that got breaks on the fuel economy compliance if they installed ...

In a dramatic shift in federal environmental policy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee ...

If you’ve driven almost any gas-powered car made in the last 10 years or so, you’ll no doubt have an opinion on automatic ...

We were on a hard newsletter deadline last week when the news broke that the Trump administration had announced what it calls ...

The EPA is advising automakers to end use of stop-start technology, along with many other major changes. The Trump ...

Start-stop is a relatively small feature with a dense engineering stack behind it. Modern systems tie together the engine control unit, starter-alternator hardware, beefed-up 12-volt or ...

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at ...

The Trump administration is eliminating credits for automakers that include automatic start-stop engine systems, a feature originally intended to reduce emissions but one that has frustrated many ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic ...

Nobody really likes the tech, so the feds are apparently about to tell automakers to make some changes.