Canadian Vehicle Survey 2007 Summary Report

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Highlights

The following highlights are based on data from the 2007 CVS:

• There were almost 20 million vehicles on Canadian roads in 2007, up nearly 2.5 million since 2000. Light vehicles represented 96.4 percent, or 19.7 million vehicles. Medium trucks (2.0 percent) and heavy trucks (1.7 percent) made up the rest of the Canadian fleet.
  
  
• These vehicles travelled 332 billion vehicle-kilometres and 524 billion passenger-kilometres in 2007, representing an increase of 5 percent in vehicle-kilometres and a 0.2 percent decrease in passenger-kilometres since 2005.
  
  
• Vehicles in Canada consumed 31 billion litres of gasoline and 11 billion litres of diesel.
  
  
• Average gasoline consumption rates for light vehicles were 10.8 litres per 100 kilometres (L/100 km) and 21.7 L/100 km for medium trucks. Diesel consumption rates for medium and heavy trucks were 23.5 L/100 km and 34.5 L/100 km, respectively.
  
  
• The rate of diesel consumption among medium trucks more than 10 years old increased (8 percent) in comparison with the rate in 2005. The greatest increase in fuel consumption among heavy trucks appeared in vehicles more than 14 years old (10.6 percent).
  
  
• The driver’s age and gender did not notably affect the fuel efficiency of gas-powered vehicles.
  
  
• There was a slight drop of 2 percent (from 493 725.9 km to 486 931.7 km) in passenger-kilometres travelled by light vehicles in 2007, compared with the distance travelled in 2005.
  
  
• The configuration of heavy trucks in regard to distance travelled changed significantly since 2005. The most significant changes occurred with straight trucks (an increase of 17 percent) and tractor and one trailer configurations (a decrease of 19 percent). These changes suggest that shorter distances are being travelled and that straight trucks are being used instead of larger trucks for fuel efficiency.
  
  
• Fuel efficiency for heavy trucks increased 21 percent between 2000 and 2007.

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