Fleet Buyers
Vehicle Comparison Calculator
Using this calculator, you can compare the greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use of any two vehicles. Fleet Managers can use it to estimate the potential savings for multiple vehicles of the same make and model.
Note: rated CO2 emissions for all vehicles are provided by manufacturers and the factors they have used vary slightly. For calculation purposes we have used average factors. There may be minor inconsistencies in the figures for rated versus actual CO2 emissions.
Fleet buyers: what to consider
It is important to design your fleet around the tasks it will do. Substituting smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles might not be as effective as developing a fleet profile that identifies the tasks required and selects vehicles appropriately
Fuel costs: Fuel costs are now a substantial part of the fleet management budget. Buying more fuel-efficient vehicles can save the fleet a lot of money in operating expenses.
Vehicle selection: There is now a wide choice of LEVs available in each class. There are now many models and variants on the market that emit less than 160 grams CO2 per km (the Australian average in 2008 was 222.4 g/km).
Residual values: As the price of fuel continues to rise year-on-year, residual values of fuel efficient vehicles will rise, and those of less fuel efficient vehicles will fall.
There are other factors that add value to the development and implementation of a low emission fleet policy:
- Early adopters are prepared for a low carbon economy that includes emissions trading
- Smaller, more fuel efficient/less performance-oriented vehicles are generally cheaper to insure)
- Brand & reputation can be built through the application of good corporate environmental policy
- Staff values
