US Ends Push to Install Start-Stop Feature in Cars

Feb. 12, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

The Environmental Protection Agency is ending the federal government’s push to get auto manufacturers to install a start-stop feature in vehicles, Administrator Lee Zeldin says during a White House event.

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