Comments on: Idle Thought: So What’s New? https://boiseguardian.com/2011/08/20/idle-thought-so-whats-new/ A different slant on the news. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:05:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: bikeboy https://boiseguardian.com/2011/08/20/idle-thought-so-whats-new/#comment-24549 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:05:04 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6889#comment-24549 According to the California Energy Commission’s website, the cutoff point is 10 seconds. (And no, it doesn’t cause appreciably more wear on starter, batteries, etc., either.)

Of course, what would California know about cars and smog and fuel comsumption and such?!

]]> By: Rod in SE Boise https://boiseguardian.com/2011/08/20/idle-thought-so-whats-new/#comment-24542 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:53:57 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6889#comment-24542 I once read that a car uses the same amount of gas to idle for three minutes as it takes to start the engine, so if you are going to idle for less than 3 minutes, it is more fuel efficient to let it idle. So, do you want clean air or to use less fuel?

EDITOR NOTE–Rod, the current science is 30 seconds. Check back on some of our 2008 posts about the coppers.

]]> By: Cyclops https://boiseguardian.com/2011/08/20/idle-thought-so-whats-new/#comment-24537 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:37:58 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6889#comment-24537 Nice policy! It will, however, be left on the trashheap of “tell them anything, then we do what the hell we want” policies of city government!

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