CafeMom on MSNOpinion

The White House’s ad for banning cars’ auto stop feature is so unnecessary

The TikTok account for The White House is like that ex-girlfriend who makes cryptic Facebook posts in the middle of the night ...

How Automakers Tackle Auto Start-Stop Without Adding Wear And Tear

Most modern cars have auto start-stop systems to reduce fuel consumption, but while some might worry about wear and tear, car ...

EPA Ends Credits For Start-Stop—Misunderstood Feature Or Mechanical Headache?

The EPA announced the change by calling it the "elimination" of credits for an "almost universally hated" feature. But is start-stop truly hated, or misunderstood?
The Daily Dot

‘The amount of tension between me and this button’: Woman drives GMC Yukon. There’s just one problem

It seems like there’s not much else in this world that unites people in 2025 like the shared disdain that car drivers the world over have for the auto start-stop function that’s a default setting on ...
The Truth About Cars on MSN

Is auto stop-start actually going away?

As part of the Trump administration's changing emissions policy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it would be abandoning support of engine stop-start systems on all vehicles sold ...
The Daily Dot

‘I turn it off every time because I am convinced that it wears out my starter’: Woman says nothing upsets her like this button on her car. What’s it even do?

Do you have an auto start-stop button? New cars are increasingly equipped with the feature, but one TikToker has had it. Featured Video In a video complaint, Victoria Alese (@victoriaalese) says that ...
GM Authority

Which GM Trucks And SUVs Had DFM (And Auto Stop-Start) Removed During COVID

During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages forced automakers to make some tough decisions. For GM, one of the compromises was the removal of Dynamic Fuel ...
GM Authority

Should GM Remove Automatic Stop-Start In Its Vehicles?

With the Environmental Protection Agency swinging the axe on off-cycle credits – those regulatory pats on the head for installing automatic stop-start systems – the feature once forced upon the ...