This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Ifyourcarisidlingforaslittleas10seconds,youwouldsavegasolinebyturningitoff.Americanswaste1.4billiongallonsofgasolineperyearfromvoluntaryidling(idlingthatdoesn'tresultfromtrafficcongestion),emittingover12,000,000metrictonsofCO2.Utilizingwhatiscalledstart-stoptechnology,alreadycommoninEuropeandcostingaslittleasafewhundreddollarstoincludewithanewcar,wouldeliminatethisandothergasolineconsumptionatnoinconveniencetothedriver.
If your car is idling for as little as 10 seconds, you would save gasoline by turning it off. Americans waste 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline per year from voluntary idling (idling that doesn't result from traffic congestion), emitting over 12,000,000 metric tons of CO2. Utilizing what is called start-stop technology, already common in Europe and costing as little as a few hundred dollars to include with a new car, would eliminate this and other gasoline consumption at no inconvenience to the driver.