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Federal Excise Tax Exemption

 

What's In It For Me?

When you adopt alternatives to long-duration idling, you save money on fuel expenses, reduce engine maintenance costs, and reduce the health effects on you and others from emissions and engine noise.

SmartWay Transport provides a number of resources to help you explore your options:

• Interactive Activity Map (IAM) helps you find sources of idling reduction solutions
• Currently Available Idling Reduction Technologies listed with descriptions of technical specifications
• Eligible Products for Federal Excise Tax Exemption
• Emissions Testing Information gives you health and environmental impact info
• Calculator lets you see how much technology solutions cost - and how much you save
• Demonstration Projects lets you see which states are doing research
• Innovative Funding and Incentive Opportunities helps you see where funding is available for idling reduction research
• Education and Outreach shows you where SmartWay is leading workshops

Want to know how much you can save by reducing idling?

You can compare costs of various idling reduction technologies and the associated potential savings using our online savings calculator.