Is environmental information available for used or earlier model vehicles?
The Green Vehicle Guide only provides information on the environmental performance of new vehicles sold in Australia from 2004, as data which underpins the Green Vehicle Guide has only been available from 2004 onwards. For older vehicles, fuel consumption data can be used as a broad indicator of the level of greenhouse gas emissions from a vehicle. While this is a good indicator for vehicles using the same fuel, any comparison of vehicles using different fuels has to take into account the difference in greenhouse gas emissions from different fuels. Fuel consumption data for 1986 – 2003 vehicle models is available from the earlier Fuel Consumption Guide. There is also a facility provided on the Fuel Consumption Guide website to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and annual fuel costs based on a vehicles fuel consumption.
