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About The Carbon Footprint Calculator

Our carbon footprint comparator compares the annual CO2 output of vans powered by an internal combustion engine 'ICE' including petrol, diesel and hybrid engines.

Getting Started

To get started comparing the carbon footprint of different vans;

• Select a fuel type
• Choose a van
• Enter your annual mileage
• Click on the 'Calculate' button

You can repeat this process for each type of fuel you want so you can compare different vans side-by-side.

For electric vans the use of fossil fuels to recharge the vehicle is ignored for CO2 output purposes so that the CO2 output of an electric van is deemed to be zero.

Extended Data

For most petrol and diesel engined vans we will typically have the CO2 output of the vehicle in Grammes Per Kilometre as measured under the recorded Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure 'Combined' mileage cycle.

For these vans you can add your annual mileage in each cycle for the individual WLTP mileage cycles (urban, suburban, rural and motorway) and click he 'Calculate' button to see a calculation of the CO2 output for each cycle and the total too.

For hybrid vans the data changes slightly in terms of the point at which the CO2 output is measured - it is usually measured when battery charging is suspended in each cycle.

As you change the mileage in the individual cycles the total mileage will automatically adjust to calculate the total mileage entered for all of the cycles.

You can change your mileage for any of the cycles as many times as you want and then see a recalculation of the results just by clicking on the 'Calculate' button.