Auto engine stop-start tech in new cars could be banned in the US

The administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that fuel-saving stop-start systems are in the crosshairs.The technology in many new cars that automatically turns off the engine when stopped to save fuel could be outlawed in the United States.Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Donald Trump, has targeted start-stop technology in a post on social media platform, X.“Start/stop technology: where