We contacted automakers for their take on this hot-button issue (no pun intended) and got some surprising responses.

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 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems ...

The EPA's new deregulatory action effectively ends the mandate of auto stop/start on new vehicles.

Vehicle stop-start features, which automatically turn off engines at red lights, could soon become less prevalent because of the Trump administration’s announced repeal of the government finding ...

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

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at ...

Fed up with your truck "dying" at every red light? A massive 2026 EPA rule change just stripped $2,400 in incentives from auto-start systems. Now, Silverado owners are demanding a permanent software ...

We were on a hard newsletter deadline last week when the news broke that the Trump administration had announced what it calls ...

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 ...

The automatic start/stop function shuts off the engine when your car is idling. But just how much does this technology really save you on gas?

If you’ve driven almost any gas-powered car made in the last 10 years or so, you’ll no doubt have an opinion on automatic ...