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It should be noted that a not-insignificant amount of a vehicle's emissions come from idling. Simply reducing the time a car idles can reduce its emissions by 9
by ProfessorLayton 9y ago
It should be noted that a not-insignificant amount of a vehicle's emissions come from idling. Simply reducing the time a car idles can reduce its emissions by 9%[1].
[1] http://www.urbanemissions.info/wp-content/uploads/docs/SIM-18-2009.pdf http://www.urbanemissions.info/wp-content/uploads/docs/SIM-1...
- jacobush 9y agoYes, but I find I disable it in my car every so often, so as to not loose air conditioning. Even on not especially warm days, the more humid air when the AC is off, feels uncomfortable.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoThis is one of the reasons why a more thoroughly electrified car, which uses a compressor driven by an electric motor rather than by a pulley off a serpentine belt, will be more efficient. Baby steps!
- jacobush 9y agoIndeed. In fact, I have not kept up very well with how cars are constructed and I was surprised to learn that there is a pulley in my car. (Volvo V60 2016.) I had assumed it would be a small electric motor powering the compressor.