Yes. There are a couple of things, Mr. Brison. There is, of course, the issue of what's being called a carbon tax and the impact that might have. I've talked already about the margins and perhaps the inability of our industry to pass additional taxes and charges along to our customers in this era.
Nonetheless, we're not naive. I did make comments about the 4¢-per-litre excise tax and how in fact that might be, if you will, re-engineered.
There's also the fact that, similar to what Mr. Barone was saying, in terms of the transportation equipment we use, our fuel is now regulated as ultra low-sulphur diesel fuel. Our engines are regulated. There's a growing awareness in the industry that the best way for us to reduce fuel consumption and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions is through the use of things like aerodynamics, low-rolling resistance tires, those kinds of things. These come with a fairly significant cost.
If you have a truck today and you say, “I want to have a green fleet”, if you will, you might be looking at an incremental amount of, perhaps, $20,000 to $30,000 per vehicle to make that optimum in terms of its greenhouse gas performance, particulate matter, NOx emissions, and so forth.
The industry is ready to move. We've asked the government to help us a little bit in terms of some incentives to get things out there, like auxiliary power units, for example, to reduce engine idling. It's all there.
If you haven't already seen it, I'd be happy to send you our information on what we call the enviro-truck. We had a launch on the Hill just a couple of months ago. We had some good reaction from parliamentarians. We'll send that to the committee.