DAF powers its Trucks with 100% Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil

All the latest generation of DAF trucks are ready to use 100% HVO, including the LF series for distribution transport, the XD variant for distribution and specific applications and the XF, XG and XG+ for heavy and long-distance transport.

Eindhoven, Netherlands- DAF Trucks N.V., a Danish Truck Manufacturing company and a division of the Paccar is now powering its Internal Combustion Engines for new fuel types such as the Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). HVO is a biofuel that produces only 10% of the CO₂ emissions compared to other fuel options.

All of the latest generation of DAF trucks are ready to use 100% HVO, including the LF series for distribution transport, the XD variant for distribution and specific applications and the XF, XG and XG+ for heavy and long-distance transport. The vehicles are equipped with Paccar MX-11 and MX-13 diesel engines which are upgraded for the use of HVO as a fuel.

Patrick Dean, Chief Engineer at DAF Trucks and member of the Board of Management said, “DAF is at the forefront of our society’s ambition to reduce CO₂ emissions. In 2018 we were the first to launch a fully electric truck and last year we presented a completely new generation of electric trucks with ‘zero-emission’ ranges of up to 500 kilometres. We are also getting ready for the new generations of fuels. HVO is enabling us to make a giant leap in the reduction of CO₂ emissions, already today, with the current trucks on the market and more importantly ‘well-to-wheel’. When it comes to CO₂ certification of trucks, it would be a huge step forward if European legislation would value the contribution of clean fuels to reduce CO₂ emissions, as we cannot afford to leave opportunities unused to achieve sustainable road transport. This should expand focus on the total chain – from energy source up to what’s coming out of the exhaust – instead of focusing on ‘tank-to-wheel’ only.”

In addition to the environmental benefits, another important advantage is that HVO can be used in DAF trucks without any adjustments to the vehicles, while maintaining the trucks’ excellent performance, as well as the service intervals of up to 200,000 kilometres for long-distance transport.

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is made from waste products and fats from the food industry. It is currently the most sustainable fuel on the market for diesel trucks and offers a reduction of up to 90% in CO₂ emissions (‘Well-to-wheel’) compared with regular diesel. Unlike previous generations of biofuels, HVO has no impact on food production.