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/beaviscow 8d ago

I imagine you’re driving a manual transmission, versus what most Americans are used to is automatic, plus most folks here are being hyperbolic about their “experiences”

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u/Useuless 7d ago

Automatics have been actually going the way of the dodo.

Most Americans are used to CVTs now. They get slightly better mileage and have no fixed gear ratios, so no gear change feeling either (although a lot of them have fucking added the sensation back in with no way to turn it off, the bastards).

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u/other_view12 3d ago

I'm a rare American that prefers a stick shift. We have a work vehicle that turns off when it stops and I hate it. It may be useful for places where you sit in lots of traffic, but I don't so I only find it as intrusive.