(NEXSTAR) — While parts of the country have had a mild fall so far, cold winter mornings likely aren’t far off for many of us. (Thanks, La Niña.)

Images of such brisk days may conjure various images in your mind, including one of yourself shivering in your car as you wait for it to warm up. But, depending on the car you drive, that agonizing, frigid wait may be for naught.

For decades, cars did need to run for a bit for the carburetors to work properly. If cars didn’t idle before being driven, they could stall, The Washington Post previously explained.

Once automakers started using electric injections instead of carburetors in the 1980s and 90s, the need to idle a car diminished. Unlike past carburetors, the new technology relied on sensors that do not need to warm up to supply fuel to the engine, according to industry experts.

Drivers were also once advised to let their........

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