Clean Car Tips

Clean Car Tips

Vehicle Emission Testing is not the only way to make your car clean air friendly. Below are tips to help Treasure the Valley’s Air:

Get an emissions test

Combine errands

Refuel when it’s cool

On hot summer days, hold off refueling your car until after 6 p.m.
This will keep smog forming vapors out of the air during the heat of the day when ozone formation occurs

No topping off

Click it

Tighten your gas cap after filling up
Up to 30 gallons of gas evaporates from a car’s tank each year due to a loose gas cap
E very 4,000 leaky gas caps contribute one ton of pollution to our air

Don’t Idle

If you think you’ll be sitting in the same spot for more than 30-seconds, turn off the engine
Idling your vehicle wastes gas, pollutes the air, and can damage your engine components.



	Clean Car Tips Vehicle Emission Testing is not the only way to make your car clean air friendly. Below are tips to help Treasure the Valley’s Air: Get an emissions test A well-maintained car pollutes less and gets more miles to the gallon Combine errands Plan to get week’s errands done in one or two days Try to permanently cut out all unnecessary car trips Refuel when it’s cool On hot summer days, hold off refueling your car until after 6 p.m. This will keep smog forming vapors out of the air during the heat of the day when ozone formation occurs No topping off Stop at the first click when the pump shuts off Topping off your tank releases additional smog-forming vapors Click it Tighten your gas cap after filling up Up to 30 gallons of gas evaporates from a car’s tank each year due to a loose gas cap E very 4,000 leaky gas caps contribute one ton of pollution to our air Don’t Idle If you think you’ll be sitting in the same spot for more than 30-seconds, turn off the engine Idling your vehicle wastes gas, pollutes the air, and can damage your engine components.