print email comment close Idle Reduction URL: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/idle_reduction.html Description: This series of documents explains developments in idle reduction, a term "typically used to describe technologies and practices that reduce the amount of time heavy-duty trucks idle their engines." Discusses the two main technologies (auxiliary power units and truck stop electrification), idle reduction benefits (such as reduced diesel fuel consumption), and laws and regulations. Includes links to equipment manufacturers and a truck stop electrification station locator. From the U.S. Department of Energy. Publisher: U.S. Department of Energy LII Database Information: Record 24525 created by Jennifer English on 09/17/2007 Last modification on 10/06/2009 Published: 10/04/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24525