Start-stop technology has been used in Europe since the 1980s, when it was first introduced in Volkswagen and Fiat cars. As of 2009, a large number of European models included start-stop systems, with Volvo, Alfa Romeo, and others introducing new models since then.
Simulan ang teknolohiya-itigil ay ginagamit sa Europa mula noong 1980s, kapag unang ito ay ipinakilala sa Volkswagen at Fiat kotse. Bilang ng 2009, ang isang malaking bilang ng mga modelong European kasama magsisimulang-hihinto sa system, na may Volvo, Alfa Romeo, at iba pa na nagpapakilala sa mga bagong modelo mula noon.