About a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote about engine idling and how most of the time it’s simply a waste of gas and money and pumps unnecessary pollution into the air. I feel even more strongly about it ...

When you were first learning how to drive a car, did you receive a particular warning from your instructor, or perhaps a ...

You’re right about everything except harming the engine. These days, with fuel injection and computer engine management, cars and trucks can idle until they run out of gas without doing any extra ...

Question: I have a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado S10 and, lately, the engine has been surging while at an idle. I was told this could be a “dirty ETV valve.” Does that sound right? What else might be the ...

Idle-reduction technologies and driver-focused practices help fleets cut fuel use while preserving driver comfort. A holistic ...

As record-high fuel costs threaten to annihilate even the most thoughtfully planned budgets, many fleets look for ways to reduce fuel consumption or cut other costs to compensate. Reducing idling does ...

Dear Car Talk: I write today to ask that you clarify the role of idling when it comes to gasoline cars, diesel pickups and large, over-the-road commercial vehicles. All the time, I see people sitting ...

A Salt Lake City-area school district is urging school bus drivers not to let their engines idle while waiting for children in the school pickup line. They also urge parents to cut their car engines.

Transportation Safety Technologies has announced Idle Guard 200, a solid state, reliable timer that automatically prevents unnecessary engine idling in fleet and delivery vehicles. The Idle Guard 200 ...

Drivers may soon face instant fines if they leave their engine running while stationary in traffic. London ULEZ expansion: who is affected, plus charges, penalties and how to pay Road tax: what’s ...

Police cruisers look familiar from the outside, but under the hood they are tuned for a very different life than the average commuter car. I want to unpack what really separates a patrol vehicle’s ...