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?

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

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

Last Thursday, President Trump and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the elimination of the 2009 Greenhouse ...

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 ...

As part of its broader rollback of U.S. fuel economy rules, the Trump administration says it is eliminating a credit for automakers that got breaks on the fuel economy compliance if they installed ...

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 ...

UPDATE 2/16/26: We've added a statement from Stellantis. As part of a sweeping policy change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that it's "eliminating" engine stop-start systems from ...

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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 ...