Passenger Transportation Explanatory Variables
  2000   2019 2020
Light-Duty Vehicles
 
Sales (thousands)
Cars1,a,d 848   552 379
Light Trucks1,a,d 473   937 794
Motorcycles n.a.   n.a. n.a.

Stock (thousands)
Carsa,f 10,684   12,230 11,464
Light Trucksa,f 4,514   10,587 10,656
Motorcyclesa,c 311   736 738

Average Distance Travelled per Year (km)
Carsa 18,426   14,729 12,614
Light Trucksa 18,633   15,985 13,782
Motorcyclesa 4,815   4,277 3,676

On-Road Average Fuel Consumption (L/100 km)
 
Carsa,g
Motor Gasoline2 9.1   7.9 7.8
Diesel Fuel Oil3 6.7   6.9 6.8

Light Trucksa,g
Motor Gasoline2 12.3   10.5 10.4
Diesel Fuel Oil3 12.1   8.7 8.8

Motorcyclesa,e
Motor Gasoline2 4.7   5.3 5.3

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

Buses
 
Stock (thousands)a, c
School Buses 47.0   53.2 55.3
Urban Transit 23.4   32.1 31.3
Inter-City Buses 6.9   6.5 5.4

Average Distance Travelled per Year (km)a,b
School Buses 26,058   26,422 25,953
Urban Transit 55,666   57,430 57,917
Inter-City Buses 76,564   48,612 50,466

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.