In what the Trump administration has labeled the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Thursday that the federal government is effectively ending the era of the automatic engine start-stop feature, halting overreach measures from the Obama-era.
EPA Administrator Zeldin: Trump admin. killing ‘Obama Switch,’ effectively ending automatic start-stop in new cars
Brooke Mallory
Feb 12, 2026 | 2:36 PM
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