Trump administration moves to end "universally hated" start/stop feature for cars

The EPA said it will end credits for the start/stop feature, which shuts off gas engines when cars are idle to save fuel.

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems ...
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Trump Administration Ends Credit for Stop-Start Feature in Vehicles

President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it would end the “off-cycle” credit that manufacturers receive for installing engines that automatically turn off when ...

How Automakers Tackle Auto Start-Stop Without Adding Wear And Tear

Most modern cars have auto start-stop systems to reduce fuel consumption, but while some might worry about wear and tear, car ...
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Is start-stop finally dead? EPA buries the gimmick that jacked up costs and drove drivers crazy

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Start/stop engines are dying, here’s what finally killed the feature

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 ...
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‘Look at what the starter’s doing’: Expert shows damage on 2018 Chevy Traverse—and warns why you shouldn’t trust cars that auto-start

Auto start-stop is a popular feature on many modern vehicles. As the name implies, this is a system that automatically turns off and restarts a vehicle's engine to help lower fuel consumption and ...
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EPA Ends Credits For Start-Stop—Misunderstood Feature Or Mechanical Headache?

Earlier this month, the EPA ended the “off‑cycle” emissions credit for automatic engine start‑stop systems, thereby removing the OEM incentive to install them on mass-market vehicles. As a result, ...
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‘I turn it off every time because I am convinced that it wears out my starter’: Woman says nothing upsets her like this button on her car. What’s it even do?

Do you have an auto start-stop button? New cars are increasingly equipped with the feature, but one TikToker has had it. Featured Video In a video complaint, Victoria Alese (@victoriaalese) says that ...
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EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce emissions that ...
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EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce ...