Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin teased Tuesday that the agency will announce a significant change to the start-stop feature in automobiles sometime this week after receiving feedback from Americans. 

"Countless Americans passionately despise the start/stop feature in cars," Zeldin posted to X. "So many have spoken out against this absurd start-stop-start-stop-start-stop concept. The Trump Admin has heard your calls and the announcement you have been waiting for is coming THIS WEEK. Stay tuned!"

The administrator did not indicate when the announcement would be made this week but it comes after Zeldin teased an end to the technology last May. 

The feature is designed to be climate-friendly by automatically turning off a car when it has stopped in order to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starting it back up again when the driver releases the brake or hits the accelerator.

The feature was included in 65% of new cars in 2023, which marks a noticeable increase from the 9% that included the feature in 2016. The feature can be turned off easily by hitting a button.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.