Green Tip #31

DUI: Don’t Underestimate Idling
It is costly to your pocket and to the Environment!

Thirty seconds of idling in your vehicle can use more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it. If you are stopped for more than 30 seconds -
except in traffic - turn off your engine.

• An idling car is the most inefficient car on the road -- it gets 0 miles per gallon.

• Only ten minutes of vehicle idling per day over the course of a year will add more than 50 pounds of toxic gases to the air and waste about $180 worth of gas

• Keep in mind that every gallon of gas you use produces about 19 pounds of carbon dioxide!

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, particulate matter, especially fine particles in diesel exhaust, is responsible for
thousands of premature deaths each year.

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