Idling Fuel and Money Estimator

How much fuel and money can you save?

Idling for more than 10 seconds wastes more fuel and produces more carbon dioxide (CO2) than restarting your vehicle. If you are going to be stopped for more than 1-minute, except in traffic, turn off your vehicle.
Minutes Idling per day *
On average, Canadians idle six to eight minutes per day (Source: NRCAN)
Engine size (litres) *
E.g. a Toyota Corolla engine is 2.0 litres and a Silverado pick up truck engine could be 2.7 to 6.6 litres
Fuel price (dollars) *
Enter current gas price (e.g. 1.889)
Idle fuel use (L/year)
Idle CO2 emissions (Kg/year)
Emission Factor – 2.3 Kg. of CO2 are emitted for every litre of gasoline used. (Source: NRCAN)
Cost of idling ($/year)
Cost of idling for only one vehicle. How many vehicles does your family own and use daily?
With your fuel savings, you could buy a few extra cups of coffee per year! (see number of cups below)
Regular large cup of coffee ($2.19/cup)
If all vehicles on the road were the same size and idling the same as you, this is the amount of CO2 that could be emitted (tonnes/year)
It’s estimated in the Central Okanagan there are more than 99,000 vehicles on the road each day (Source: Household Survey 2018)
The possible community emissions that could be avoided is equivalent of taking all these cars per year off the road!
Possible number of cars off the road
If idling is costing you and your family too much fuel and money. Please take a pledge and share this estimator to increase awareness *
Pledge to turn off your vehicle and contribute to a cleaner community. Every litre of fuel and tonne of CO2 that we collectively reduce counts!
What city/district do you live in? *
Reduce Emissions- Switch off your Ignition. Together, we can limit local air pollution and the effects of climate change from human activities that we can control. How much fuel and money can you save?
The Idling Estimator was created by the Regional Air Quality Program- Central Okanagan, BC, Canada. Questions can be directed at airquality@kelowna.ca

Data Source: Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)- https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/communities-infrastructure/transportation/idling/4457
Idle fuel/min
Should be Empty:

How much fuel and money can you save?

Reduce Emissions- Switch off your Ignition. Together, we can limit local air pollution and the effects of climate change from human activities that we can control. How much fuel and money can you save?