BMW includes the start stop system in its latest 3-Series and M3 models, but drivers have the choice of turning the system off when the car is started via a dash-mounted switch. On new 3-Series cars, ...

Start/stop technology can mitigate this waste. Some three dozen car and truck models already available in the U.S. have start/stop systems of one sort or another. By 2015, this is expected to extend ...

Today’s vehicles are designed to maximize fuel economy in numerous ways. One such feature is the automatic start/stop function that shuts off the engine when your car is idling and restarts it when ...