- The HVO 100 fuel produces 90% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to normal diesel.
- This innovative fuel is made from several wastes, including cooking oils.
Much like Toyota, BMW believes a number of different technologies are needed to achieve significant CO2 reductions across the automotive industry and starting from January, all of the new diesel models it builds in Germany will initially be filled with HVO 100 hydrotreated vegetable oil.
This fuel is sourced from Finnish manufacturer Neste and will be used at BMW’s Munich, Dingolfing, Regensburg, and Leipzig plants. It produces 90% fewer greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of the fuel compared to normal fossil diesel. However, while BMW will now use this fuel at its factories, currently new diesel vehicles do not get a full tank before they leave the factory and only get five to eight liters before being delivered to BMW’s sales arm.
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Neste’s HVO 100 fuel is made from several wastes, including cooking oils, residues and other renewable raw materials. In addition to being more kind on the environment, it has better cold-start behavior than typical diesel. The fuel is also available at many gas stations across Germany and BMW has been using it in select logistics trucks since March 2023.
“When it comes to climate protection, every ton of CO2 saved counts,” BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said. “The more than 250 million existing vehicles in Europe are an important factor here: Their CO2 balance could be significantly improved if the regenerative share of fuel was increased. We are going ahead: From January 2025, we will fill up all diesel models produced in Germany with HVO 100 before delivery to dealers — a high-quality diesel replacement with up to 90% lower CO2e emissions in the overall balance sheet.”
The car manufacturer has also recently joined the eFuel Alliance. This huge interest groups represents more than 170 companies around the world who want to see eFuels become more commonplace. Key companies in the group include Alpina, Horse, Suzuki, Bosch, Repsol, Siemens, Iveco, Mazda, Honeywell, and Husqvarna.
