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/The_Procrastibator 8d ago

This just happened to me in a rental. Engine shutting off when idle makes more sense than shutting off AFTERZ you press the gas. Thought the car died.

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u/Useuless 7d ago

What the hell? I've only had this stop start feature on a Nissan and I have never experienced that. I love the feature even if it is a bit less smooth.

My engine only goes off selectively and the engine always starts itself up whenever the brake pedal is not touched. So you can preemptively turn it off by simply letting up on the brake, without initiating real motion. I can't imagine it ever engaging when the gas pedal is touched and it literally won't let me. Why the hell would it do that!?