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.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems ...

The EPA, under the Trump administration, has eliminated the credit for the "almost universally hated" auto start-stop feature.

The EPA's new deregulatory action effectively ends the mandate of auto stop/start on new vehicles.

Zeldin argued that automakers weren't making meaningful reduction with the 2009 EPA standards.

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 Trump administration is eliminating credits for automakers that include automatic start-stop engine systems, a feature originally intended to reduce emissions but one that has frustrated many ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

Automakers produce vehicles with standard driver-assistance and safety features that can sometimes feel unnecessary. The auto start-stop feature does benefit a specific type of driver in certain ...

A decade ago, a car getting an automatic start/stop system was news, but these days, they've been almost entirely forgotten outside of a small group of weirdos who can't let it go. Unfortunately for ...