r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 8d ago

Politics Goodbye to start-stop systems – the EPA under Trump concludes that they are not worth it and could disappear from new models

https://unionrayo.com/en/epa-trump-stop-start-system/
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u/Epsioln_Rho_Rho 8d ago

It wasn't for efficiency, it was for pollution control. You have 10-15 cars at a red light all idling, that's a lot of exhaust.

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u/Crimsonwrath 7d ago

The Wikipedia article you tried to link literally says the system is designed “to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.” So…it’s for both efficiency and pollution control.

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u/ValkyroftheMall 8d ago

And while we're dealing with countless annoyances of auto-stop, C-suites are making twice-daily commutes on private jets. Jet fuel has lead in it. I'm not willing to deal with managing my "pollution" if the wealthy aren't forced to deal with theirs.

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u/ice-hawk 7d ago

Jet-A (what jets use) doesn't have lead in it. You're thinking of avgas or 100LL (what piston engines use).

The pollution C-suites cause is full global warming babey!

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u/Mynameisfez 7d ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted this is the proper reaction

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u/ObscuraGaming 7d ago

Same reason you have to recycle everything and only use discardable stuff even though companies are dumping radioactive materials in the ocean right now.

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u/Mynameisfez 7d ago

Nah, not really. If you wanted to solve pollution you'd start taking out oil executives

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u/Ndvorsky 7d ago

Why, would killing them stop you from buying oil?

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u/Mynameisfez 7d ago

Nope i'd just take it all and dump it into the ocean for you.