What experts say about the health risks of idling in your car — and what you can do to make a difference. (Getty Images) If you drive a car regularly, the odds are high that you'll have to sit and ...

When it comes to whether you need to idle your car before driving, there is a vast gap between what the U.S. government advises and what many people think you should do. Here’s what the Department of ...

There are multiple ways to end up idling your car without even thinking about it. It might seem harmless, but idling is actually bad for the environment, your health and your wallet. Idling ...

It’s considered idling if the vehicle sits in one spot with the engine running for more than a few seconds,” says car expert ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Tim Donahue, a high school English teacher who lives in Westchester County and writes about climate change and education. By design, many environmentally ...

Are you INSANE? This weather is INSANE and there is no way that someone can not warm up their car before trucking off to work in order to serve this valley. I don’t know about you, but I get up at ...

Q: I have a 1999 Nissan Maxima with only 57,000 miles. I hear a clunking sound at idle from the engine bay. Could this be the timing belt? I actually do not know if this engine has a timing belt or ...

During Tesla’s Q3 2025 earnings call, the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk, proposed that the cars take part in 'a giant distributed ...

If you drive a car regularly, the odds are high that you'll have to sit and wait in it with the engine running at some point. The practice is known as idling, and it's common to do it during certain ...