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The Idling Calculator

Calculate the potential impact that you and your friends would have if you reduced unnecessary vehicle idling.

This interactive calculator will help you determine how much fuel, GHG emissions and money you will save by cutting back on vehicle idling.

Simply indicate the number of drivers that have committed to not idle and the number of minutes per day that you think is reasonable for drivers to avoid idling. The calculator shows you the potential emissions, fuel reduction, and dollar savings that you can achieve!

STEP 1

Location

STEP 2

Surveys show many Canadians idle on average 6-8 minutes per day. If idling times differ in your community, please select a time ranging from 1 to 10 minutes. This will be used to calculate the impacts of idling.

Average idling time

STEP 3

The average cost of fuel for the selected province is provided. If you would like to use another average fuel cost to calculate the idling impact, please enter it below.

Average fuel cost per litre (optional) $ per litre

STEP 4

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Select the number of drivers that have committed to reduce their idling by 6 minute(s) a day. This will be used to calculate the total impact of drivers that reduce their idling.

Number of committed drivers

STEP 5

Preferred results for indicating the impact of idling

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reduce the use of [#] litres of fuel per year

save [$] worth of fuel from idling per year

reduce [#] tonnes of GHG emissions per year

equal to taking [#] vehicle(s) off the road

each driver would save [#] litres of fuel, [$] fuel costs, and reduce [#] GHG emissions per year

save [#] trees planted to absorb GHG emissions

The final idling results for each community are based on the 2004 average engine size of all light-duty vehicles in each community (Source: DesRosier Automotive Consultants).