Duffy thanks Zeldin for getting rid of ‘stop-start’ feature in cars: ‘I hate it’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday commended Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin for targeting his “pet peeve” — an auto feature intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “You know the on-off, the stop-start button on your car? I hate that.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday commended Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin for targeting his “pet peeve” — an auto feature intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “You know the on-off, the stop-start button on your car? I hate that.
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- Published: Sep 1, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC
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