EPA Ends Credits For Start-Stop—Misunderstood Feature Or Mechanical Headache?

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?
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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 ...

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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EPA chief proposes rollback of automatic red-light car engine stop-start feature

The leader of the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back the automatic start-stop feature in cars. The start-stop technology was implemented in more cars following federal regulations ...
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2020 Chevrolet Blazer To Gain Engine Auto Stop-Start Disable Switch

One of the biggest criticisms of the all-new Chevrolet Blazer is the inability to disable its automatic engine stop-start feature, causing owners to come up with all sorts of makeshift workarounds. In ...
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Automatic Stop-Start In 70 Percent Of 2019 Model-Year GM Vehicles Sold In The U.S.

Automatic stop-start technology is equipped in roughly 70 percent of all General Motors vehicles that were sold in the United States in 2019. In its 2019 Sustainability Report, GM claimed that over 70 ...
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Kenworth Expands Auto Stop-Start Operation

NASHVILLE -- Kenworth is expanding the capability of its popular Engine Auto Start and Stop monitoring system to include engine oil temperature. This is added to the existing battery-charge monitoring ...