Help your organization meet its environmental commitment. AutoShare's fleet is the greenest of its kind in Toronto with over 10% hybrid vehicles including Canada's first shared plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius. AutoShare is also the only car-sharing provider in the GTA that offsets all Carbon emission for your driving absolutely free of charge.
Less cars on the road and CO2 in the air
It is estimated that every member of a car sharing organization saves on average about 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per year as a result of changes in their lifestyle. Moreover, each AutoShare vehicle substitues as many as 10 privately owned cars on Toronto's roads.
An AutoShare members survey in 2008 has shown that each member relies on a vehicle for only 4% of their travel needs and most often chooses alternative methods of transportation such as biking or public transit.
AutoShare Fleet Report
- 10% of our fleet consists of Hybrid vehicles (with one plug-in Prius)
- The official fleet fuel consumption for 2009 is estimated around 6.86 l/ 100 km, based on Natural Resources Canada's ratings
- This fuel consumption rate is an almost 10% decrease from 2008
- Our real-life average fuel consumption for 2009 has been 7.68 l/100 km
Canada's first 'plug-in' hybrid for rent
In 2007 AutoShare has added to its fleet the first 'plug-in' converted Toyota Prius, equipped with an additional battery and technology to recharge through an electrical outlet and operate solely on electricity for up to 50km.
It was a first such vehicle in Canada, a milestone AutoShare greatly prides itself on.
Your Driving emissions are offset for free with ZeroFootprint:
 AutoShare has partnered up with ZeroFootprint to provide all organizational members with complementary offsets of their driving emissions. AutoShare will calculate your monthly CO2 emissions based on your driving, and purchase offsets via ZeroFootprint. Offsets are executed via various local projects.
- Maple Ridge Forest Restoration Project in British Columbia.
The forest restoration project in Maple Ridge, British Columbia aims to create a forest that will continue to be healthy beyond the lifespan of the current generation of trees, maximize the amount of CO2 that can be sequestered (or absorbed), and emulate natural forest growth. Unlike reforestation - which generally applies to replacing a forest felled for the timber industry and involves mass plantations of a mono-crop – this kind of forestation ensures the specific needs of this forest have been factored into its long-term plan. This includes a diverse range of planted species, careful planning and attention to the future success of the biomass that the forest will support.
- Tire Recycling Program in Quebec.
This project utilizes used car and truck tires to create a variety of products that include rubber carpets, car mats, new tires and an assortment of other post-consumer goods. Specifically designed technologies ensure the original characteristics of the rubber remain intact so as to retain the high quality of the final product after the recycling process.
- Landfill Gas Recovery Project in Ontario.
This project - located in Niagara Falls, Ontario - captures landfill gas from the East Quarry landfill and distributes it to a nearby plant that produces recycled content paper. Previously, all of this gas leaked into the atmosphere where it played a significant role in perpetuating global warming. New amendments to the landfill have diverted these emissions, while simultaneously providing power to other facilities.
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