California

California Facts: Was the 31st state on September 9, 1850
State Abbreviation - CA
State Capital - Sacramento
Other Notable Cities - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Area - 163,707 sq miles [CA is the 3rd largest state in the USA]
Population - 33,871,648 (as of 2000) [CA is the most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture (many, many products), oil, mining, electronics, movie making/entertainment, and tourism
Main Rivers - Sacramento River, Colorado River, San Joaquin River
Highest Point - Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4,418 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Death Valley, 282 feet (86 m) below sea level [this is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere]
Bordering States - Oregon, Nevada, Arizona

Idling in California Home to some of the largest concentrations of people in America, California has had to take some harder stances on air quality due to their lack of it. The immense number of motor vehicles and a favorable climate have made conditions ripe for air impurities to linger in and around the city. Aside from it being a true blight on the city of Los Angeles, it is also a mark on the state of California that politicians, environmentalists, and citizens are working to expunge.

California is a long vertical stretch of land with the Pacific coast on one side and sprawling paths to the rest of the continental states on the other. It has a range of weather patterns available to it because of its length and it is also home to some of the largest populations of personal and industrial watercraft anywhere.

The state of California has a number of vehicles in operation from its southernmost to northernmost confines. Below is a summary of the data regarding idling length and costs.

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CALIFORNIA IDLING ANALYSIS

	Average Hours One Vehicle Spends Idling Per Year	Total Number of Vehicles Idling	Total Hours Idling	Total Annual Fuel Consumption for Idling (Gallons)	Annual Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling	Daily Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling	Percentage of the 20 Million Barrels a Day that are Being Used to Idle
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	2,142	159,223	282,398,504	282,398,504	28,239,850	77,369	0.387%
SCHOOL BUS	181	22,752	4,118,143	4,118,143	411,814	1,128	0.006%
LIGHT DUTY	30	7,283,693	218,510,795	139,846,909	7,135,046	19,548	0.098%
TOTAL ALL	2,353	7,465,668	505,027,442	426,363,556	35,786,710	98,045	0.491%

Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	3,088,024
SCHOOL BUS	45,032
LIGHT DUTY	1,328,773
TOTAL ALL	4,461,829

Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	N/A
SCHOOL BUS	$12,354,430
LIGHT DUTY	N/A
TOTAL ALL	$12,354,430

State Enforcement of 400-Pound Auxiliary Power Unit Exemption to GVW Limit: 23 CFR 658.17(n)

Allows 400lb Weight Exemption	Does not Allow 400lb Weight Exemption	Legislation Pending to Allow Exemption
	YES

Additional Resources:
California Idling Regulations - California Idle Enforcement/Rebate Program - California Pro Environment Politicians (2007)