U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center

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.

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Basics

Light- and Medium-duty Vehicle Strategies

School Bus Strategies

Incentives and Laws

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.