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

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?

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday that the Trump administration is ending federal pressure on carmakers to produce vehicles that turn off while idling ...

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

The EPA, under the Trump administration, has eliminated the credit for the "almost universally hated" auto start-stop feature.

The EPA has finalized elimination of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, as well as off-cycle credits that supported widespread implementation of vehicle start/stop.

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 sold as a painless way to cut emissions and fuel bills, a tiny software trick that would shut the engine off at red lights and fire it back up when the driver lifted ...