Take Action - On The Road

• Record your mileage / fuel consumption to get a better idea of your fuel consumption / efficiency
• Leave the car at home whenever you can. Walk or bike for short trips; for longer trips, take the bus. One busload of passengers takes 40 vehicles off the road, saving 70,000 litres of fuel, 175 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and nine tonnes of pollutants per year.
• Avoid idling your vehicle. Ten seconds of idling uses more fuel that restarting your engine and produces more air pollution.
• Keep your tires properly inflated - for increase fuel efficiency and safety

• Reduce Speed . Driving at 100 km/h burns 10 per cent more fuel than driving at 90 km/h. On the highway, use cruise control to maintain a steady speed and reduce fuel consumption. Avoid quick starts / stops.

• In the city, stop-and-go traffic means that your air conditioning can increase fuel consumption by as much as 20 per cent. At low city speeds, open windows can be a fuel-saving alternative.
• Organize a Car Pool - Try Doodle: http://www.doodle.ch/main.html
• Teleconference instead of travel when possible
• Select fuel efficient vehicle / Right size vehicle to your needs
• Check out our Fleet Fuel Efficiency webpage for more tips / resources.

• Go electric http://www.evalbum.com/ (examples of electric conversions)

• http://www.zenncars.com/ (example of electric cars)

• http://www.teslamotors.com/ (example of electric cars)

• http://e-volks.com/index.html/  (convert your car)

• http://www.electroauto.com/  (convert your car)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hybrid_vehicles (going hybrid)

• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/personal-vehicles-initiative.cfm