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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 33 points 1 week ago (20 children)

The EPA hits the brakes Now, after years of research, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin stated that the system barely reduces emissions and causes premature wear on the starter motor (which makes sense, it starts more often, even several times within an hour).

Although many tons of CO₂ savings have been estimated annually, the reality is that this system had many shortcomings, starting with the fact that it’s uncomfortable and annoying. And honestly… the fuel savings weren’t that great, estimated between 4% and 5%.

Wait what the fuck? So because it's annoying, then stop doing it?

If anything, fix the annoyance.

This article is bullshit and full of thoughts and feelings.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (9 children)

4-5% is massive for such a cheap feature to implement, and it should be a no-brainer standard feature. Sure, allow the owner to disable it if they choose, but I actually like it. My car is climate-control conscious and turns the engine on if the cabin gets too warm. My car also has a manual transmission, and the auto-start turns the engine on as soon as I start pushing the clutch in. I find it super unobtrusive in my case. Don't know how annoying it is in an automatic.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

It depends on the implementation. Subaru's is janky. It will shutoff soon as you pull into a parking spot and restart soon as you put into park, when you want it to just stay off.

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