Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide

Natural Resources Canada has compiled fuel consumption ratings for passenger cars and light-duty pickup trucks, vans, and special purpose vehicles sold in Canada. The website links to the Fuel Consumption Guide and allows users to search for vehicles from current and past model years. It also provides information about vehicle maintenance and other practices to reduce fuel consumption.

This tool is included in the Transportation Toolkit from the LEDS Global Partnership.

When to Use This Tool

While building a low emission strategy for your country's transportation system, this tool is most useful during these key phases of the process:

• Evaluate System - Assessing the current transportation situation

• Develop Alternatives - Building and assessing alternative scenarios
• Prioritize & Plan - Evaluating proposed transport scenarios and choosing next steps

Learn more about the key actions you need to take to build a successful LEDS.

How to Use This Tool

This tool is most helpful when using these strategies:

• Avoid - Cut the need for travel
• Shift - Change to low-carbon modes
• Improve - Enhance infrastructure & policies

Learn more about the avoid, shift, improve framework for limiting air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.

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