'Everyone hates it': EPA head to target 'start-stop' vehicle function

EPA targets climate-friendly start-stop technology: 'Everyone hates it'

The technology automatically turns off a car when it has stopped in order to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starts back up again when the driver releases the brake or hits the accelerator.

EPA chief wants you to waste gas

Lee Zeldin’s environmental vision for America might not include holding businesses accountable for poisoning its citizens, but he is declaring war on one evil culprit—gas-saving vehicle features.

EPA takes aim at start-stop systems in cars, calls feature a 'climate participation trophy'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to end fuel economy incentives for start-stop technology in cars, a system designed to cut emissions and save fuel. Critics say the feature is annoying and unnecessary.

'Everyone hates it': EPA head to target 'start-stop' vehicle function

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Monday morning, May 12, that the “start-stop” function in vehicles will no longer be supported by the federal government. The EPA subsidizes the feature to reduce emissions from idling vehicles and save drivers gas. “Start/stop technology: where your car dies at every red light so companies get a climate participation trophy,” Zeldin said in a post to X. "EPA approved it, and …

Most Drivers Hate This Feature, And It Looks Like It's Finally Going Away

Changes to vehicle's comes as technology advances, but there is one feature that might be going away for good. Here's everything you need to know.

EPA proposes rollback of 'hated' start/stop tech in new cars

Once praised as a simple way to boost mileage and cut emissions, the technology has increasingly become a source of frustration for many drivers.