If you are parked for more than ten seconds at a time, letting your engine idle wastes fuel far more rapidly than driving. For every two minutes a vehicle idles, it burns the amount of fuel required to drive one mile. When waiting for a train, in a restaurant drive-thru or automatic car wash, or in any other situation in which your vehicle is stopped, shut off the engine. In cold temperatures, it is unnecessary to warm your vehicle’s engine by idling for more than thirty seconds. Minimizing the time your vehicle idles is a simple way to save a significant amount of fuel.
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