Idle Reduction
Idling vehicles use up to several billion gallons of fuel and emit large quantities of air pollution and greenhouse gases each year. Idle reduction technologies and practices are an important way to cut petroleum consumption and emissions.
This page serves as a table of contents for the Idle Reduction section. To learn about this fuel-saving approach, choose from the links below.
Basics 
Light- and Medium-duty Vehicle Strategies
School Bus Strategies
Incentives and Laws
Related Links
Heavy-Duty Truck Technologies 
Truck Stop Electrification
Site Locator
Locate trucks stops that are equipped with idle reduction technologies.
Publications
- List of idle reduction publications from our publications database
- Select idle reduction publications:
- National Idling Reduction Network News
- Study of Exhaust Emissions from Idling Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks and Commercially Available Idle-Reducing Devices (PDF 1.2 MB) Download Adobe Reader.