Global
- There are 1 billion cars in the world
- Every year, cars emit up to 5 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere
- Taken together, all cars travel around 6 trillion kilometers (3.7 trillion miles) per year
- Transport-sector CO2 emissions represent 23% of overall CO2 emissions from Fossil fuel combustion. The sector accounts for approximately 15% of overall greenhouse gas emissions.
- CO2 emissions from transport have grown by 45% from 1990 to 2007, led by emissions from the road in terms of volume and by shipping and aviation in terms of highest growth rates
source: International Transport Forum 2010
Europe
- 13.2% of every household's budget is spent on average on transport goods and services
source: Eurostat 2011 - EU drivers currently own one third of the world’s cars
source: International Energy Agency, 2010, Energy Technology Perspectives 2010
USA
- In America alone, consumers spend $249 billion on gas a year
source: bundle.com + U.S. Census Bureau - Americans spend an average of 19% of household income on cars that sit idle most of the time.
source: U.S. Census Bureau - In 2009, Americans spent 4.8 billion hours stuck in traffic due to congestion
source: Texas Transportation Institute - Fuel cost calculator from AAA