AMSTERDAM (OLANDA) (ITALPRESS) – Stellantis announces the launch of HVO Aurora, an innovative project created to help companies reduce CO2 emissions thanks to the use of ecological fuels for their fleets of light commercial vehicles (LCV). The initiative is promoted by Pro One, the Stellantis business unit dedicated to commercial vehicles, and has been developed as part of Star*Up, the company’s internal program that allows employees to transform their innovative ideas into real projects. HVO Aurora aims to monitor, verify and document the actual use of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable fuel obtained from waste materials, such as exhausted cooking oil and animal fats, which can help reduce CO2 emissions. The project presents an easy-to-use tracking and certification system that records the type of fuel, the distance traveled and consumption. This information is securely uploaded to the cloud by offering a clear and real-time proof of the actual use of low carbon fuel and the benefits resulting from it for the environment.
“HVO Aurora demonstrates how it is possible to immediately reduce well-to-wheel emissions by adopting solutions compatible with vehicles already in use with our customers,” said Luca Marengo, Head of Product and Innovation by Stellantis Pro One. “Stellantis Pro One is committed to providing practical and scalable solutions that help business customers reduce the emissions of the entire cycle from now on. This project is a concrete step towards building a cleaner future for mobility in Europe.”.
Today Stellantis started a one-month tour along the European roads in collaboration with SP3H, a French company specializing in intelligent sensors for low carbon fuels. Two van Stellantis (one Citroèn Berlingo and a Fiat Professional Ducato), equipped with the FluidBox Micro connected sensor of SP3H, set off for a journey through Europe to collect data on real use. Their mission is simple: demonstrate that clean and traceable fuels can be used in existing vehicles – without changes to fleets or infrastructure – offering a practical and complementary solution to reduce CO2 emissions. During the journey through several European countries, the SP3H FluidBOX platform will transmit real data confirming the use of HVO and estimating the savings of CO2 well-to-wheel. This demonstrates that there is no single solution for cleaner mobility. Thanks to onboard sensors that certify the use of low carbon fuels, HVO Aurora offers an immediate, reliable and inclusive complementary option to help reduce CO2 emissions, especially for LCV fleets. All cars and light commercial vehicles of Stellantis are already fully compatible with HVO diesel fuel (EN15940 standard on paraffinic diesel fuels). In addition, many Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel vehicles currently circulating can use this fuel without modification.
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