Passenger Transportation Explanatory Variables
  2000   2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Light-Duty Vehicles
 
Sales (thousands)
Cars1,a,d 848   765 757 721 659 664 622
Light Trucks1,a,d 473   653 722 794 859 927 925
Motorcycles n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Stock (thousands)
Carsa,f 10,684   12,081 12,239 12,464 12,524 12,526 12,499
Light Trucksa,f 4,514   7,571 8,034 8,554 9,167 9,715 10,286
Motorcyclesa,c 311   672 688 709 716 721 730

Average Distance Travelled per Year (km)
Carsa 18,426   16,274 15,336 15,207 15,103 14,747 14,510
Light Trucksa 18,633   16,700 15,895 15,824 15,988 15,768 15,728
Motorcyclesa 4,815   4,489 4,276 4,247 4,273 4,227 4,201

On-Road Average Fuel Consumption (L/100 km)
 
Carsa,g
Motor Gasoline2 9.1   8.4 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.9
Diesel Fuel Oil3 6.7   6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8

Light Trucksa,g
Motor Gasoline2 12.3   11.3 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6
Diesel Fuel Oil3 12.1   9.1 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8

Motorcyclesa,e
Motor Gasoline2 4.7   5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3

Lab-Tested New Vehicle Fuel Consumption3 (L/100 km)g
CAFC Standard Cars4 8.6   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
CAFC Average Car Fleet4 7.8   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
CAFC Standard Light Trucks4 11.4   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
CAFC Average Light Truck Fleet4 11.1   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Buses
 
Stock (thousands)a, c
School Buses 47.0   50.1 53.2 50.5 50.8 55.0 53.5
Urban Transit 23.4   29.0 28.2 31.0 29.1 29.5 31.9
Inter-City Buses 6.9   9.8 9.2 9.1 10.8 6.4 6.5

Average Distance Travelled per Year (km)a,b
School Buses 26,058   29,212 25,155 25,555 26,971 27,726 26,405
Urban Transit 55,666   69,843 68,767 62,058 52,715 62,155 56,144
Inter-City Buses 76,564   49,742 43,641 41,564 32,402 51,331 50,346

Footnotes:

1) These series are representatives of vehicles produced in the model year, not for vehicles sold in that calendar year.
2) Includes Ethanol.
3) Includes Biodiesel.
4) Growth rate shown in the final column entitled "Total Growth 2000–2020" is for 2000 to 2010.

Sources:

a) Natural Resources Canada, Transportation End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Statistics Canada, Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Statistics, 2000-2000, Ottawa, 2002 (Cat. No. 53-215-X); and Statistics Canada, The Canadian Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Industries, 2001-2010, Ottawa, 2013 (Cat. No. 50-002-X); and Tables 23-10-0084-01 and 23-10-0086-01, 2022.
c) Statistics Canada, Road Motor Vehicle Registrations, Ottawa, 1999 (Cat. No. 53-219-X); and Statistics Canada, Motor Vehicle Registration, 2000-2020, Table 23-10-0067-01, Ottawa, 2022.
d) IHS Markit, New Vehicle Registrations, 2000-2020, Toronto, 2022.
e) United States Department of Transportation, National Transportation Statistics, Table VM-1, 2022.
f) DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, Canadian Vehicles in Operation Census, 2000-2020, Richmond Hill (Toronto), 2022.
g) Transport Canada, Vehicle Fuel Economy Information System, 1979-2009, Ottawa, 2010.