In energy-conscious times, shutting off your fuel-sucking engine when its services are not required seems as obvious as turning off the lights when leaving a room. Soon, North American cars will ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

As requirements for protecting the global environment are being heightened on a worldwide scale in recent years, the development of low fuel consumption technologies in order to inhibit the discharge ...

Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet stability is not luck, it is the result of sensors, valves, and software working ...

InterMotive Vehicle Controls has developed a Bluetooth version of its fully automatic stop/start idle reduction system called the EcoStar II. EcoStar III automatically turns the engine off and on ...

The newly developed BD39001EKV-C utilizes a proprietary boost-buck switching method that ensures stable voltage supply, even when the battery voltage drops during start–stop operation, while improving ...

You drive by a police car on the highway. While you may think twice about the speed you’re going, chances are you’re not thinking about the idling system in the police car. “If you have to constantly ...

Maruti is already known for making some of the most fuel-efficient cars in India. The carmaker is now looking at going a step further in the quest for better fuel efficiency by introducing the ...

Modern vehicles are increasingly equipped with advanced technologies designed to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. One such technology that has gained popularity over the past decade is ...

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have laws regulating idling. And for good reason. Idling contributes to global warming and is linked to asthma, decreased lung function, cardiac disease ...

You drive by a police car on the highway. While you may think twice about the speed you’re going, chances are you’re not thinking about the idling system in the police car. “If you have to constantly ...