People spend 16 minutes every day doing something they think is good. But nope — it’s bad.

When I learned to drive, I was told it was more wasteful to turn off a vehicle and restart it than it was to leave it idling for a few minutes. I’m afraid I’m showing my age because thanks to efficient electric ignitions in today’s vehicles, idling a car for just 10 seconds burns more…

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Laura Willard

Sep 1, 2014

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