As I reported in January and June, the BVLRA (British Vehicle Leasing & Rental Association) has been working hard to make van CO2 emissions publicly available in the same way that car CO2 emissions are.

Van manufacturers have now (reluctantly?) agreed to publish this information in 2009, but the BVLRA has leaped ahead of this and produce its own guide – a free, online tool to compare the emissions of current model light commercial vehicles (vans, pickups, etc.).

You can find the BVLRA’s Van CO2 Emissions comparison tool here, and very good it is too.

If you are interested in comparing the CO2 emissions of different van models – either for rental, purchase or other reasons – then this tool is unique, as far as I am aware, and works very well.

As well as CO2 emisions, the tool compares fuel economy (obviously it is restricted to manufacturers’ published consumption figures) and unladen weight, providing an interesting way to compare and contrast similar vans.

Congratulations to the BVLRA for grasping the bull by the horns and making this happen – you can find the tool here, along with other resources that are part of the BVLRA’s Greening the Fleet initiative.