MUNICH: BMW Group is focusing on fuels based on renewable raw materials, in addition to fully electrified vehicles.
Since January 2025, all diesel models produced in Germany are being fuelled with HVO100 before delivery to dealers.
The abbreviation HVO stands for 'Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil' and the suffix '100' indicates that it is filled with 100% pure fuel.
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.
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.
BMW Group head of powertrain development Dr Martin Kaufmann said, "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.”
"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% (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.
BMW Group 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 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.
