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After hack, some ignition interlock users couldn’t start their own cars

Many states require drivers, if they want to keep using their cars, to install ignition interlock devices that measure ...

From malls to neighborhoods, why high-tech ‘scarecrows’ are popping up everywhere

Also known as COWs, or Cameras on Wheels, you’ll find these contraptions virtually everywhere today, towering over new and ...
Jalopnik

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

There's no question whether auto start-stop technology brings about tangible fuel economy benefits. A study by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) found that drivers could potentially see a 7-26 ...
Forbes

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

Earlier this month, the EPA ended the “off‑cycle” emissions credit for automatic engine start‑stop systems, thereby removing the OEM incentive to install them on mass-market vehicles. As a result, ...
SFGate

Start/Stop Systems & The EPA Policy Shift

We were on a hard newsletter deadline last week when the news broke that the Trump administration had announced what it calls the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. The action ...
The New York Times

Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Vehicles

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights. By Amanda Holpuch The federal Environmental Protection Agency ...
WLOX

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce ...