Morning Overview on MSN

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 ...
Steel Horse Rides on MSN

The car feature everyone complained about has started disappearing

Owners of everything from compact crossovers to luxury sedans complained about the shudder when the engine cut out, the lag ...
The Daily Dot

‘The amount of tension between me and this button’: Woman drives GMC Yukon. There’s just one problem

It seems like there’s not much else in this world that unites people in 2025 like the shared disdain that car drivers the world over have for the auto start-stop function that’s a default setting on ...
USA Today

Does auto start-stop actually save you gas when driving? What drivers should know before disabling it

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...
The New York Times

Should the Government Stop Subsidizing a Car Feature That ‘Everyone Hates’?

The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function. By Ben Blatt Would you be willing to pay more for gas if your car could be a little less ...
KTVU

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 ...
The Daily Dot

‘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 ...
WRAL

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

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal incentives for automatic start-stop technology in new vehicles. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move Monday on social ...
Jalopnik

Does Automatic Start/Stop Actually Improve Fuel Economy?

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...