I can’t imagine the constant starts are good for the engine. But I doubt car manufacturers will get rid of the feature, even if the EPA doesn’t mandate it - states like CA may require it, and they never know when a Democrat will take the WH and reimpose the requirement. That’s one problem with Democrat edicts - you never know when they might come back and reinstate them, so for stability many companies will just keep complying with the requirements even if they’re no longer requirements.
I can’t imagine the constant starts are good for the engine.
UPS apparently finds that their “Package Cars” can take it.
My truck has any easy to reach switch to turn the feature off.
Back when I ordered my Ford exploder, they did not have the chips for this option and could not get them.
They gave me 50 bucks off to delete this option.
I could not sign the paper fast enough...
In addition, car manufacturers must provide an override code so that those of us who have this nonsense device can eliminate it.
My brother in law was an engineer at Ford. He had something to do with implementing it. He tries hard to justify it but can’t.
I should ask him about an override now that he l no longer works there.
In Jeeps, that feature requires second battery, which is hidden somewhere in the engine.
When it died, it cost me up to $400 to replace it!
Even if it saved me few bucks on gas, it surely was NOT worth $400!
It uses more fuel to restart the engine than if it were left idling.
I can also imagine someone flooding the engine while trying to restart it, not that I have actually seen that.