Currently with start-stop systems per CAP-XX estimated start-stop kicks on 100 times per day and the battery only system failed at 44,000 cycles My own experimental start-stop is about 20 times/day.

LG Chem says the new material completely prevented lithium EV battery fires in testing, and helped extinguish nickel battery fires, too.

A shortage of rare earth elements can't be solved by just opening more mines. That's why these companies are figuring out battery recycling.

While start-stop applications have triggered battery innovations, special lubricants are appearing too. Not so long ago, engine oil was pretty much a standard product, to which most of us seldom ...

Johnson Controls is to add more manufacturing capacity for batteries powering start-stop vehicles in China.

By Devin PrattToday’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 ...

If you're in a pinch and considering cranking your car with the battery from one of your power tools, don't. It's actually an incredibly dangerous prospect.