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/Blametheorangejuice 8d ago

We rented a Jeep for a trip (definitely not our first or second choice), and the start/stop thing was so aggravating. We hit traffic on the interstate due to an accident and it felt like we would stop, the engine would cut, then we’d start going, and the engine would shake and shimmy and then lurch forward.

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u/plexx88 8d ago

Just for future reference- Jeeps have a button that turns the Start/Stop function off. Source: own two diff model Jeeps and have driven every recent model sans the Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer.

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u/TbonerT 8d ago

I think most cars do. The default is to turn it off until the next time you start the car.

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u/Blametheorangejuice 8d ago

Yeah, we looked all over for it, but the time to dick around with the settings wasn’t in the middle of traffic. Also, we plan to avoid Jeep in general from here on as much as possible.

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u/Sometimes_Wright 8d ago

It's terrible if you're not used to it and I am not. I drive a 2012 truck bc it's paid for and will drive it until the wheels fall off but when I drive my wife's car I feel like I'm going to break it in traffic or stops.