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Originally Posted by JohnR
-If you're at a dead stop for a long time (Gridlock, Parking lot, waiting for someone) shut the engine off, start up does take a lot of gas but it is equivalent to 38 seconds or something like that of idle time - false, shutting off your engine burns no gas, restarting burns just the gas to run at increased idle, in fact many hybrid vehicles engage / disengage the gas engines in stop/start conditions.
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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), there are several other tips a motorist can follow to improve gas mileage, including:
-Avoid long idles. Turn off the engine if you anticipate a lengthy wait. Instead of idling at a drive-up window, park and go in. Idling burns more gas than restarting the engine.
I know that the last post was a little wordy, sorry bout that.