We contacted automakers for their take on this hot-button issue (no pun intended) and got some surprising responses.

The EPA said it will end credits for the start/stop feature, which shuts off gas engines when cars are idle to save fuel.

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at ...

As part of its broader rollback of U.S. fuel economy rules, the Trump administration says it is eliminating a credit for automakers that got breaks on the fuel economy compliance if they installed ...

For years, many drivers have complained about engines that cut out at every red light and then start again a moment later.

As part of the Trump administration's changing emissions policy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it would be abandoning support of engine stop-start systems on all vehicles sold ...

In a dramatic shift in federal environmental policy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic ...

Start-stop is a relatively small feature with a dense engineering stack behind it. Modern systems tie together the engine control unit, starter-alternator hardware, beefed-up 12-volt or ...

The EPA’s announced rollback of emissions standards will likely mean fewer new vehicles will have engine stop-start systems ...

The EPA's decision will have immediate impacts on vehicle tailpipe emissions limits and start-stop technology incentives.

The EPA is advising automakers to end use of stop-start technology, along with many other major changes. The Trump ...