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Between 2010 and 2022, the average per vehicle fuel consumption in Canada was reduced because of improvements in engine efficiency. But unfortunately, more than 80% of this reduction in average fuel consumption has been cancelled out by the increasing size of the vehicles on our roads across the country, namely the increasing prevalence of SUVs and pickup trucks. Faced with these facts, the automotive industry must take responsibility.
This new study, commissioned by Équiterre, Environmental Defence and the David Suzuki Foundation, clearly identifies the causes of this sabotage to the efforts to reduce fossil fuel consumption, but also suggests avenues for limiting the damage:
Maintain the ZEV standard, essential for effectively reducing carbon emissions from the transportation sector.
Close the loopholes in vehicle fuel efficiency regulations, modelled on those in the USA.
Reduce, reduce and reduce the size of vehicles on our roads - and try to avoid emissions equivalent to 21 coal-fired power plants.
Have a look in order to:
Understand the importance of Canada’s Electric Vehicle Availability Standard.
Connect the dots between vehicle emissions, health and consumer buying power.
Understand the solutions available to the industry and to the government to avoid human health problems on a national scale.
pdf - 26.3 mb Canada’s future vehicle emissions standard (2024-2035): Impacts on vehicle size and GHG emissions
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