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BMW Group launches demo fleet for diesel replacement fuels
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+++ BMW Group demands: HVO100-only vehicles to be included in fleet legislation +++ Proof of alternative fuels in demo fleet now possible +++ Since 2025: BMW diesel ex-works with HVO100 +++
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Luxembourg / Munich. The BMW Group is using its presence at the "Fleet Europe Days" on 22 and 23 October in Luxembourg to show fleet operators ways to decarbonise their fleets. In addition to fully electrified vehicles, the focus will be on fuels based on renewable raw materials.
Their advantage: the potential to save CO2. With more than
250 million existing vehicles in Europe, their CO2
footprint can be improved if the proportion of renewable fuels is
increased. A new technical solution used by the BMW Group is proof
that all BMW diesels in a fleet are fuelled exclusively with HVO100.
Refuelling data from the vehicle is compared with data from the fleet
operator's payment system. This means that the fuel used by the
vehicle can be traced seamlessly. An important step towards an
"HVO100 only fleet" for fleet customers.
Dr. Martin Kaufmann, Head of Powertrain Development at the BMW
Group: "Our goal is always to have more environmentally friendly
and efficient vehicles on the road. With the diesel replacement fuel
HVO100, we have an opportunity to reduce the CO2 footprint
of vehicle fleets. Especially in the area of fuels that are not based
on fossil fuels, we see a potential that we are ready to realise.”
Bernhard Kuhnt, Head of Sales Region Europe, BMW Group:
"Fleet customers are extremely important for sales in Europe and
at the same time diesel remains a very good powertrain technology for
many fleets.
The use of HVO100 offers a way to quickly reduce CO2 emissions that takes into account individual use cases - whether driving long distances or towing a trailer - and can thus help our fleet customers reduce their CO2 footprint."
Initial contractual agreements with the operators of large BMW
diesel fleets in Germany and Italy are imminent. These test fleets,
together with the internal BMW Group fleet that has already been
launched, will provide important data and findings for the further
improvement of the technical solution.
HVO100 used in the first fuelling of all diesel produced in Germany
Since January 2025, all diesel models produced in Germany are being fuelled with HVO100 before delivery to dealers. This step underlines BMW's commitment to making decarbonisation possible and achievable today. The abbreviation HVO stands for 'Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil' and the suffix '100' indicates that it is filled with 100 per cent pure fuel.
"Neste MY Renewable Diesel™" HVO100 is used at the
BMW Group plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Regensburg and Leipzig.
The fuel from Finnish manufacturer Neste enables a CO2e reduction of
up to 90 per cent ("well to wheel") compared to fossil
diesel. The initial filling at the plants before delivery to the BMW
Group dealer organisation is five to eight litres, depending on the model.
For the BMW Group, technological openness is a top priority.
"Options instead of bans" is its motto. The company
continues to invest in a broad portfolio - from battery electric
vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells to highly efficient
combustion engines that can run on renewable fuels.
The BMW Group has long approved its vehicles for a variety of
renewable fuels - including HVO100, B10 and eFuels according to the
EN590 standard for diesel engines, and E25 and eFuels according to the
EN228 standard for petrol engines.
Regulatory framework conditions must catch up
Regulation must catch up. To accelerate the uptake of renewable fuels
across the market, the BMW Group is calling for an ambitious
implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), including
national quotas that require at least a 30% reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions from fuels, to be transposed into national law by 2025.
Dr. Thomas Becker, Head of Policy, External Relations and
Sustainability at the BMW Group, says: "The BMW Group demands
that every measure to reduce CO2 emissions is taken into
account at every stage of a vehicle's life cycle. This also includes
the use of renewable fuels - especially for vehicles that primarily
run on CO2-neutral fuel (CNF). These must be formally
recognised in EU fleet legislation. The fuels are available, what we
need now is a pragmatic and quickly implementable regulation that
enables companies to develop innovations and make them marketable."