A Perfectly Wrong Auto Stop-Start Video

We're back for Season 4! The White House put out a video owning the libs and their pesky obsession with the auto stop-start feature, but does it actually make any sense? BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) WANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact [email protected] CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan Editor: Rebecca Steinberg Producers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca Steinberg Additional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute Haroldson Music: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center SOURCES American Automobile Association. (2014, July 24). AAA’s tests reveal real-world benefits of automatic stop-start technology. AAA Newsroom. https://newsroom.aaa.com/2014/07/aaas-tests-reveal-real-world-benefits-automatic-stop-start-technology/ Autostop Eliminator. (n.d.). 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Administrator Zeldin eliminates off-cycle credit for almost universally hated start-stop feature in vehicles. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-zeldin-eliminates-cycle-credit-almost-universally-hated-start-stop Environmental Protection Agency. (2026b, February 12). Final rule: Rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-rescission-greenhouse-gas-endangerment Environmental Protection Agency. (2026c, February 12). President Trump and Administrator Zeldin deliver single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us Hanon Systems. (n.d.). ICE thermal management. https://www.hanonsystems.com/En/Solutions/Ice Huff, S., Davis, S., Boundy, R., & Gibson, R. (2023). Auto stop-start fuel consumption benefits. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0346 Holpuch, A. (2026, February 15). Trump administration ends credit for start-stop feature in cars. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/business/energy-environment/epa-tax-credits-stop-start-ignition-cars.html Kelley Blue Book. (2026, March 4). Do automatic start-stop systems improve fuel economy? https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/auto-off-on-fuel-savings/ Jenks, C., & Dewey, S. (2026, February 17). The legal reasoning behind the endangerment rescission. Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University. https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/the-legal-reasoning-behind-the-endangerment-rescission/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026, February 18). Rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. Federal Register, 91(32), 7686–7795. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03157.pdf Yamada, A., Nishida, S., Yokoyama, N., Abei, J., Danjo, T., Florida, L., Brodie, B., & Nagano, Y. (2013). Cold storage air conditioning system for idle stop vehicle. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1287 CLIPS 3/11/15: Info Wars 4/21/25: Louder with Crowder, calls it the “gayest feature in all of modern cars” 5/15/25: Zeldin on News Nation 5/19/25: Zeldin on Fox 5/21/25: Rep. Doug LaMalfa on CSPAN, begin at 1:16:00 to 1:21:28 7/29/25: Sean Hannity Show 7/30/25: Info Wars at 5:40 8/23/25: Zeldin on The Glenn Beck Program (endangerment, not specifically auto stop) 12/6/25: Fox segment on stop start, Zeldin is interviewed 2/12/26: 23:51 Zeldin’s announcement, w/ “Largest Deregulation” posters 2/13/26: White House video on X declaring “Auto start-stop is officilly dead.” 2/14/26: Sean Hannity Show but begin earlier at 4:35 to hear all the climate denier stuff 4/8/26: Zeldin & WSJ tweet → WSJ article is “Drivers Celebrate the Demise of the Most Hated Feature in Their Cars” 4/9/26: AI video tweet from Zeldin 4/8/26: Zeldin at The Heartland Institute’s 16th International Conference on Climate Change, begins talking about endangerment finding at 21:38 and auto stop at 25:51, saying “apparently it was the most popular part of the decision” (at the start of this video, the pres of Heartland says “The truth is clear. There is no climate crisis. 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