Beginning January 1, 2025, BMW will implement a major change in its manufacturing course of by fueling all new diesel vehicles manufactured in Germany with HVO100, a renewable different to conventional fossil diesel. In keeping with a current interview in Bild by BMW CEO Oliver Zipse, the choice aligns with BMW’s broader sustainability targets and displays the corporate’s acknowledgment of the position different fuels can play in decreasing automobile emissions.

What’s HVO100?

HVO100, or Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, is a paraffinic diesel gas produced from organic residues and waste supplies akin to used cooking oil and animal fat. It’s synthesized by way of a hydrotreatment course of that removes impurities and creates a high-quality, secure gas. HVO100 complies with the European gas normal EN 15940, making it appropriate with trendy diesel engines. In comparison with conventional fossil-based diesel, HVO100 affords a number of benefits:

  • Decrease Carbon Emissions: Lifecycle CO2 emissions are lowered by as much as 90% with HVO100, in accordance with business estimates.
  • Improved Combustion: The gas burns extra cleanly, decreasing particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions.
  • Huge Compatibility: It features with out requiring modifications to autos that meet EN 15940 requirements.
  • Chilly-Climate Usability: Not like biodiesel, HVO100 stays efficient in low temperatures, making it appropriate for year-round use.

BMW has a FAQ web page which outlines their plans. Mainly, all diesel autos leaving BMW’s German factories from the start of 2025 might be factory-fueled with HVO100. This “manufacturing unit filling” ensures that clients’ first expertise with their new autos displays the gas’s compatibility with the engines, which might additionally run on typical diesel. Particularly, this consists of the B37 (three-cylinder), B47 (four-cylinder), and B57 (six-cylinder) engines from the modular B-generation household. These engines, generally discovered in lots of BMW fashions, have been designed to fulfill EN 15940 requirements, permitting them to run on fuels like HVO100 with out mechanical changes.

What It Means for Clients

The transition to HVO100 on the manufacturing stage alerts to clients that BMW’s diesel engines are appropriate with renewable gas choices. The autos will proceed to carry out as anticipated, no matter whether or not HVO100 or typical diesel is used. For patrons looking for to scale back their carbon footprint, HVO100 gives a possibility to take action with out altering driving habits or incurring further prices for engine modifications.

These are all of the fashions listed on the BMW FAQ Web page:

  • BMW 1 Sequence: 114d (ab 07/2015), 116d (ab 03/2015), 118d (ab 03/2015), 118d xDrive (ab 03/2015), 120d (ab 03/2015), 120d xDrive (ab 03/2015), 125d (ab 03/2015)
  • BMW 2 Sequence Coupé: 218d (ab 07/2015), 220d (ab 11/2014), 220d xDrive (ab 03/2015), 225d (ab 07/2015)
  • BMW 2 Sequence Cabrio: 218d (ab 07/2015), 220d (ab 11/2014), 225d (ab 07/2015)
  • BMW 2 Sequence Lively Tourer: 214d (ab 03/2015), 216d (ab 11/2014), 218d (ab 11/2014), 218d xDrive (ab 11/2015), 220d und 220d xDrive (ab 11/2014)
  • BMW 2 Sequence Gran Tourer: 214d (ab 07/2015), 216d (ab 03/2015), 218d (ab 03/2015), 218d xDrive (ab 03/2016), 220d (ab 07/2015), 220d xDrive (ab 03/2015)
  • BMW 2 Sequence Gran Coupé: 216d (ab 03/2020), 218d (ab 07/2020), 220d (ab 11/2019), 220d xDrive (ab 07/2020)
  • BMW 3 Sequence Limousine: 316d (ab 03/2015), 318d (ab 07/2015), 318d xDrive (ab 07/2015), 320d (ab 07/2015), 320d xDrive (ab 07/2015), 320d EffDyn Version (ab 07/2015), 325d (ab 03/2016), 330d (ab 03/2019), 330d xDrive (ab 07/2019), M340d xDrive (ab 04/2020)
  • BMW 3 Sequence Touring: 316d (ab 03/2015), 318d (ab 07/2015), 318d xDrive (ab 07/2015), 320d (ab 07/2015), 320d xDrive (ab 07/2015), 320d EffDyn Version (ab 07/2015), 325d (ab 03/2016), 330d (ab 11/2019), 330d xDrive (ab 07/2019), M340d xDrive (ab 04/2020)
  • BMW 4 Sequence Coupé: 418d (ab 03/2015), 420d (ab 03/2015), 420d xDrive (ab 03/2015), 425d (ab 03/2016), 430d xDrive (ab 03/2021), M440d xDrive (ab 03/2021)
  • BMW 4 Sequence Cabrio: 420d (ab 07/2015), 425d (ab 03/2016), 430d (ab 07/2021), M440d xDrive (ab 11/2021)
  • BMW 4 Sequence Gran Coupé: 418d (ab 07/2015), 420d (ab 03/2015), 420d xDrive (ab 03/2015), 425d (ab 03/2016), 430d xDrive (ab 07/2022)
  • BMW 5 Sequence Limousine: 518d (ab 07/2018), 520d (ab 11/2016), 520d xDrive (ab 11/2016), 520d EffDyn Version (ab 03/2017), 523d (ab 07/2020), 523d xDrive (ab 07/2020), 525d (ab 07/2017), 530d (ab 11/2016), 530d xDrive (ab 11/2016), 540d xDrive (ab 07/2017), M550d xDrive (ab 07/2017)
  • BMW 5 Sequence Touring: 518d (ab 07/2018), 520d (ab 03/2017), 520d xDrive (ab 03/2017), 525d (ab 07/2017), 530d (ab 03/2017), 530d xDrive (ab 03/2017), 540d xDrive (ab 07/2017), M550d xDrive (ab 11/2017)
  • BMW 6 Sequence Gran Turismo: 620d (ab 07/2018), 620d xDrive (ab 07/2018), 630d (ab 07/2017), 630d xDrive (ab 07/2017), 640d xDrive (ab 11/2017)
  • BMW 7 Sequence: 725d (ab 07/2016), 730d (ab 07/2015), 730d xDrive (ab 07/2015), 740d xDrive (ab 11/2015), 750d xDrive (ab 07/2016)
  • BMW 7 Sequence Langversion: 725Ld (ab 07/2016), 730Ld (ab 07/2015), 730Ld xDrive (ab 07/2015), 740Ld xDrive (ab 11/2015), 750Ld xDrive (ab 07/2016)
  • BMW 8 Sequence Coupé: 840d xDrive (ab 07/2018)
  • BMW 8 Sequence Cabrio: 840d xDrive (ab 11/2018)
  • BMW 8 Sequence Gran Coupé: 840d xDrive (ab 07/2019)
  • BMW X1: X1 sDrive16d (ab 11/2015), X1 sDrive18d (ab 07/2015), X1 sDrive20d (ab 11/2015), X1 xDrive18d (ab 11/2015), X1 xDrive20d (ab 07/2015), X1 xDrive25d (ab 07/2015)
  • BMW X2: X2 sDrive16d (ab 11/2018), X2 sDrive18d (ab 03/2018), X2 sDrive20d (ab 11/2018), X2 xDrive18d (ab 03/2018), X2 xDrive20d (ab 11/2017), X2 xDrive25d (ab 11/2017)
  • BMW X3: X3 sDrive18d (ab 04/2015), X3 xDrive20d (ab 04/2015), X3 xDrive25d (ab 04/2018), X3 xDrive30d (ab 08/2017), X3 M40d (ab 08/2018)
  • BMW X4: X4 xDrive20d (ab 04/2015), X4 xDrive25d (ab 04/2018), X4 xDrive30d (ab 08/2018), X4 M40d (ab 04/2018)
  • BMW X5: X5 xDrive30d (ab 08/2018), X5 xDrive40d (ab 05/2020), X5 M50d (ab 08/2018)
  • BMW X6: X6 xDrive30d (ab 08/2019), X6 xDrive30d M Sport (ab 04/2023), X6 xDrive40d (ab 05/2020), X6 xDrive40d M Sport (ab 08/2023), X6 M50d (ab 08/2019)
  • BMW X7: X7 xDrive30d (ab 12/2018), X7 xDrive40d (ab 08/2020), X7 M50d (ab 12/2018)

[Source: BimmerToday]