Volkswagen is currently fully committed to electrification, but does not leave the combustion engine behind for the time being. The Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer officially approves its latest batch of four-cylinder diesel engines for the use of biodiesel. In addition, Volkswagen says it will continue to develop the combustion engine in the coming years.
To reduce total CO2 emissions, Volkswagen does not rely solely on its expanding electric fleet. By 2030, the total CO2 emissions of the European fleet must have decreased by 40 percent compared to 2018. Despite the fact that the words ‘Volkswagen’ and ‘diesel’ no longer go well together in the image, the Germans continue to work on the TDI. The four-cylinder diesels have been approved from June for the use of ‘paraffinic fuels’, a collective name for various types of biodiesel. These are already on the market today, under the names CARE diesel, NEXTBTL and HVO.
Volkswagen emphasizes that when it comes to reducing CO2 emissions, the use of biodiesel mainly makes sense for companies with a fleet that still partly consists of cars with an internal combustion engine. In addition to biodiesel, work is also being done on synthetic diesel, including ‘Gas to Liquid’ GtL diesel. However, it is doubtful whether these fuels will actually contribute to the intended emission gain.
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