Toyota makes diesel cars fit for renewable fuel

All Land Cruiser and Hilux diesels manufactured from the first quarter of 2023 can be run with HVO 100. (Photo: Toyota)

even if Electrical approvals now exceed diesel engines And the so-called e-fuel suffered a setback in favor of electric motors, at least in Europe, modern turbo diesel engines are an important factor in the drive system in terms of power delivery, degree of efficiency and efficiency. Especially at long distances These qualities come on their own in commercial and off-road vehicles. Toyota is now announcing that it will make the new HVO 100 renewable fuel usable specifically for this type of vehicle. According to the OEM, the fuel can already be used in the Proace family, and later also in all diesel models of the Land Cruiser and Hilux series manufactured from the first quarter of 2023.

HVO 100 is a hydrogenated vegetable oil that meets the European quality standard EN 15940 for paraffinic diesel. The fuel has a higher cetane number than standard diesel and lower levels of sulfur and aromatics. It is obtained from palm or rapeseed oil and from waste products such as used cooking oil. With HVO 100 instead of the regular diesel, Toyota says no special measures or driving style changes are required. Technically, only the injection system needs to be modified to increase the amount of fuel, since HVO 100 has a lower fuel density than conventional diesel. The mixed use of conventional diesel and HVO 100 is also not problematic.

There are already about 1,000 HVO 100 distributors in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Supply in Europe is constantly increasing, according to Toyota. Renewable diesel production is set to increase from about four million tons per year at present to 15.5 million tons by 2030.