Stellantis diesel engines are compatible with biodiesel

While in Europa there is still talk – with closure by Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra – of biofuels and the possibility of making them reach beyond 2035, Stellantis continues to believe in it. So much so that it announced today that its entire range of cars and commercial vehicles can also be powered with HVO dieselan acronym that indicates Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil.

This is a biofuel which, as such, is not the product of petroleum processing but from the recycling and use of materials such as used frying oils, animal fat waste and vegetable oils. A fuel therefore well more sustainable compared to the classic diesel. Although, as highlighted by Hoekstra in a recent speech, “They will have a bright future, but in the maritime sector and for aircraft”, thus excluding them from post 2035 Europe.

Compatible engines

Returning to Stellantis, the Group’s entire range of cars and commercial vehicles (light duty) is now compatible with HVO dieselthus allowing CO2 emissions to be reduced by a few grams. According to some tests recently carried out by ADAC – the German automobile club – biodiesel, although not cutting the quantity of carbon dioxide in the exhaust, is however cleaner compared to the classic diesel with percentages between 2 and 5%. However, looking at the entire production process, there is no story: biodiesel reduces emissions by 90%.

The compatibility with biodiesel of Stellantis vehicles also concerns models already in circulation, with Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines and the the acronym XTL present on the filler neck. The range expands by also counting all the Multijet engines (1.3, 1.6, 2.0, 2.2, 2.3 and 3.0 V6) without XTL abbreviation.

Stellantis and biofuels

The ability to use HVO for the vast majority of your diesel engines it is only Stellantis’ latest step towards biofuels, an increasingly popular fuel in the Brazilian market, one of the most important for the Group.