The Climate Denier's Playbook

A Perfectly Wrong Auto Stop-Start Video

September 23, 2026·45 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 sponsors@multitude.productions CREDITSCreated by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanEditor: Rebecca SteinbergProducers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca SteinbergAdditional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute HaroldsonMusic: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESAmerican 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.). Autostop Eliminator. https://www.autostopeliminator.com/Barney Cotton. (2022, April 12). Stop-start engines and idling – Common myths revealed. RAC Drive. https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/stop-start-engines-common-myths-busted/Brown, S. (2026, February 19). EPA repeals legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases: What it means for the US—and the world. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/insights/endangerment-finding-repeal-explainedEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2024). The 2024 EPA automotive trends report: Greenhouse gas emissions, fuel economy, and technology since 1975. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P101CUU6.pdfEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2026a, February 12). 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-stopEnvironmental 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-endangermentEnvironmental 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-usHanon Systems. (n.d.). ICE thermal management. https://www.hanonsystems.com/En/Solutions/IceHuff, S., Davis, S., Boundy, R., & Gibson, R. (2023). Auto stop-start fuel consumption benefits. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0346Holpuch,

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