Convincing Facts and Figures
| 35.8 millions | Transportation accounts for more of Québec's greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector—35.8 million tonnes (38.8 million tons) in 2008.
Source: National Inventory Report 1990-2008, Environment Canada. |
| 50 | Currently, 50% of public transit users in the Montréal region use the subway or the Montréal-Deux-Montagnes commuter train line, both of which are powered by electricity. |
| 3,300 | The annual output of a small hydroelectric generating station like Rapides-des-Coeurs would be enough to power 3,300 trolleybuses. |
| 3.4 million | Replacing 1 million gasoline-powered vehicles in Québec (25% of the current fleet) with electric vehicles would reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 3.4 million tonnes. |
| 1 million | The electricity consumed by 1 million electric vehicles would correspond to
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