Start-stop systems on U.S. light trucks doubled to one in five in a single year

2013 Ram 1500  -  engine start-stop systemElectric cars may be all the rage, but for now, all but a tiny fraction of the 250 million vehicles on U.S. roads burn gasoline or diesel fuel. One of the ways that new vehicles are boosting fuel efficiency is the use of what are called "start-stop" systems, which switch off the engine while the car is stopped. Now, as the Department of Energy...