Today President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the largest deregulatory action in United States history. The administration formally moved to eliminate the 2009 Obama-era so-called “Endangerment Finding,” the contrived basis for onerous, economy-stifling regulations.
Among the changes: ending the federal push behind the widely disliked start-stop feature that shuts off your engine at red lights.
“For example, under the endangerment finding, they forced the hated start stop feature unto American consumers, which unnecessarily shuts off a car’s engine when you stop at a red light. In other words, the engine goes off.”
On the repeal of the endangerment finding, he added:
“This action will save American consumers trillions of dollars and will lower the average cost of a new vehicle by close to $3,000.”
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said:
“And as a cherry on top, we are ending the federal government’s push to get manufacturers to install that Obama switch, the almost universally despised start stop feature.”
“There will be no more climate participation trophies awarded to manufacturers for making Americans cars die at every red light and stop sign.”
He also stated:
“With today’s announcement, American families will save over $2,400 for a new vehicle.”
The administration argues that eliminating the Endangerment Finding removes the regulatory structure that incentivized features like start-stop, restores consumer choice in the auto market, and will save over $1.3 trillion for American families.
