Trump Administration Kills the Most Annoying Car Feature Obama Forced on Drivers

  RedState

Never mind that real-world fuel savings proved modest and inconsistent at best — many studies showed only marginal gains in typical driving, especially once frustrated owners simply turned the system off or dealt with the annoying restarts.

"The Trump administration is eliminating Obama-era off-cycle credits that incentivized automakers to install automatic start-stop technology in vehicles, effectively killing what many drivers consider one of the most annoying features of newer models.

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin highlighted the victory on Wednesday — building on the February repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding — while sharing a Wall Street Journal article highlighting drivers celebrating 'the demise of the most hated feature in their cars.'

"Zeldin mocked the technology as an Obama administration climate zealot "participation trophy."

"The start/stop concept in vehicles is almost universally DESPISED. So, the Trump EPA has now REMOVED the ridiculous climate participation trophy the Obama Admin created to get this hated feature installed," he wrote on X. "The incentives for manufacturers to make your car die at every red light and stop sign have now been ELIMINATED!"

"The Journal reports that a significant percentage — 58 percent — of new gasoline non-hybrid cars had these universally despised systems installed by 2024." . . . 

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin:

The start/stop concept in vehicles is almost universally DESPISED. So, the Trump EPA has now REMOVED the ridiculous climate participation trophy the Obama Admin created to get this hated feature installed. The incentives for manufacturers to make your car die at every red light and stop sign have now been ELIMINATED!

Zeldin Zings Climate Fanatics, Says US Will No Longer Bend the Knee to 'Gloom and Doom' Crowd   . . . "One thing about science: it’s never settled; it’s a process, and since so many of the eco-warriors’ predictions have failed to materialize, you’d have to be an idiot not to debate some of their “unquestionable” allegations.

"Bring it, Zeldin. You’re right to question the Obama-Biden-Newsom era's ludicrous war on energy, and you’re right that much of Europe is committing suicide right before our eyes. I’m sure you’d make a great attorney general — but you seem to be kicking butt and taking names in the job you already have.

"Editor’s Note: Democrats have been waging war on our energy production for decades."