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Idling vs. shutting the engine down: how many seconds make a difference?

It's easy to calculate that a car with the engine running but not moving is getting zero mpg. New technologies allow some cars to take control of the on/off switch from the driver when stopped. Whatever their name - stop-start, micro hybrid - automatic systems that shut down a vehicle's engine when the car is at rest help boost efficiency. Automakers - especially in Europe - are happily introducing the technology to vehicles like the Fiat 500 to the Audi A4 and A5 to Ford vehicles that will get the new 1.6L EcoBoost four cylinder engine to ... Read more →

Will drivers get fined for sitting in traffic jams with the engine on? Sebastian Blanco

Photo by 91RS. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Ouch. In an effort to clean up the air, the West Sussex Council in the UK is considering new rules that would penalize drivers who sit in ...

DEP wants Pennsylvania's diesel idling legislation toughened-up Jeremy Korzeniewski

Right now, each state in the U.S. has its own laws regarding diesel engine idling, and legislation can vary greatly from state-to-state. Pennsylvania is considering creating new standards and Senate ...

LEaP website launches with new viral video Jeremy Korzeniewski

Webasto has made a business of developing and offering technologies which make big-rig idling much less of a necessity. They like to point out that their wares offer a "win-win" scenario in that they ...

9 year old girl's $140,000 anti-idling ad campaign Lascelles Linton

Anna Talman, 9, noticed it was hard to breathe when cars are idling. "I saw a car idling and thought it would be a problem because it was making it hard for me to breathe" she says. So she did what ...

Care to try making your car a "Homemade Hybrid" with the ten second rule? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Kristin, a contributor to Celsias.com has done a bit of research online, as well as some real-world testing to come up with what she is calling the "Homemade Hybrid" ten second rule. The idea is to shut your car off and restart it manually whenever you stop for a stop light where you expect to be ...

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