The EPA announced the change by calling it the "elimination" of credits for an "almost universally hated" feature. But is start-stop truly hated, or misunderstood?

Most modern cars have auto start-stop systems to reduce fuel consumption, but while some might worry about wear and tear, car ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

Automatic engine stop‑start was pitched as a clever way to trim emissions and fuel bills without changing how people drive. A decade later, the feature has become a symbol of regulatory box‑ticking ...

The EPA's new deregulatory action effectively ends the mandate of auto stop/start on new vehicles. Early in 2025, the head of the EPA, Lee Zeldin, hinted that the Trump Administration was considering ...

View post: Jeep’s Electric Recon Could Hide a Winch in the Frunk Automatic start/stop systems save fuel but are disliked by many drivers. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin hints at regulating or ...

Donald Trump-appointed Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin tweeted on Monday implying he will be making it his mission to roll back any progress that automakers had made on automatic start ...

It seems like there’s not much else in this world that unites people in 2025 like the shared disdain that car drivers the world over have for the auto start-stop function that’s a default setting on ...

The Trump EPA is stepping up once again—this time to save Americans from the inconvenience of buying less fuel. In response to feedback from “countless” Americans, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said ...