April 09, 2026
Trump killing Start/Stop System on Cars
Timothy Birdnow
Thank the good Lord for this! This is a huge pain in the posterior!
Obama forced the hated start/stop feature on new cars, where they literally shut off when the car stops, as at red lights.
It's a terrible idea that is hard on the engine and means you can't get off the line quickly in traffic.
Thanks to an Obama credit to manufacturers this feature - on fewer than 1% of cars prior, rose to 59% of all new cars by 2024.
So Trump has eliminated the credit and told manufacturers to give the People what they want - a vehicle that runs smoothly and has acceleration.
I've never owned one but I imagine a very cold day in a heavy traffic area would be a nightmare.
As they article points out the air conditioning shuts down at every red light. So I assume the engine would never warm up on a cold day either.
This is a terrible idea whose time is well past.
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It's not as bad as it seems to someone who's never had it. Both my Chevys have it; it just takes some getting used to. At least on our cars, it shuts off when all the engine parameters determine it should -- not at every light. And it stays off for an absolute maximum of two minutes, so you won't freeze in the winter. If your A/C is running, at least on MAX, it's very unlikely that the engine will shut down.
And when it is on shut-down, when the light changes and you want to go, believe me, you hit the accelerator and the engine starts right up and you GO -- because we're talking, at least with my cars, about a turbo-charged engine. Yes, there's the initial "turbo lag," but even if the engine is already running you have to deal with that.
I can't say what kind of wear and tear it puts on your engine. I DO assume it predicates a fancy big expensive battery, unlike a normal car battery.
And when it is on shut-down, when the light changes and you want to go, believe me, you hit the accelerator and the engine starts right up and you GO -- because we're talking, at least with my cars, about a turbo-charged engine. Yes, there's the initial "turbo lag," but even if the engine is already running you have to deal with that.
I can't say what kind of wear and tear it puts on your engine. I DO assume it predicates a fancy big expensive battery, unlike a normal car battery.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at April 10, 2026 12:23 AM (YGEcJ)
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