Toyota Motor Europe (TME), in collaboration with BMW Group, Bosch and Repsol, have launched a pioneering six-month pilot project in Spain to study the real-world potential of Vehicles running Exclusively on Eligible Fuels (VEEF).
The initiative will deploy a fleet of around 20 Toyota and BMW vehicles, powered by Repsol’s 100 per cent renewable gasoline (Nexa 95), and supported by Bosch’s advanced digital fuel tracking technology.
The pilot aims to provide tangible, real-world evidence that Vehicles Exclusively running on Eligible Fuels can be effectively deployed at scale, supporting Europe’s transition to decarbonise mobility through a complementary, technology-neutral approach while leaving no one behind.
Stefan Heller, Head of Development of the VEEF programme at BMW Group said, “Technology openness is a key pillar of the BMW Group strategy – at the same time our goal is always to have more environmentally friendly and efficient vehicles on the road. Our BMW and MINI vehicles as a part of this future oriented pilot, will help to gain valuable data helping us to offer our global customer the best and most efficient powertrain also in the future.”
The pilot focuses on three key objectives: –
- Availability of renewable gasoline in the market – leveraging Repsol’s infrastructure, currently the only provider of 100 per cent renewable gasoline at public fuel stations in Spain
- Readiness of digital tracking and certification technologies – enabled by Bosch’s “Digital Fuel Twin” system, which certifies renewable fuel usage across the full lifecycle
- Operational deployment of VEEF fleets – demonstrating that existing vehicles can run today on 100 per cent renewable fuels using existing infrastructure
