Eni and BMW Group have joined forces to power BMW corporate fleet vehicles in Italy with HVOlution, Enilive's hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) diesel biofuel produced entirely from renewable feedstocks.
This, in another step in the companies' push to cut emissions from road transport.
The agreement expands the long-standing collaboration between Eni and BMW Italia and reinforces the role of renewable fuels in reducing the carbon footprint of existing diesel vehicles. According to Enilive, the average CO₂eq emissions reduction across the entire HVO supply chain reached 79.5% in 2025 compared with the reference fossil fuel mix.
Enilive, Eni's mobility-focused business, produces HVOlution using 100% renewable feedstocks. BMW Group views pure HVO as a practical, immediately available solution to support an "Eligible Fuels only-fleet" strategy while helping customers reduce transport-related emissions without requiring changes to existing infrastructure.
As part of the initiative, BMW Group has deployed demonstration and development diesel fleets running exclusively on pure HVO. The automaker is also testing a new digital system that compares vehicle refuelling data with fleet operators' payment records, providing complete and transparent traceability of the fuel used by each vehicle.
The participating BMW corporate fleets operate across Italy, Germany and Austria, where around 1,700 Enilive service stations supply HVOlution.
The agreement builds on the existing partnership between Eni and BMW Italia, with renewable HVO diesel continuing to serve as a key pillar of their shared strategy for more sustainable mobility.
BMW Group has approved the use of HVO diesel fuels that comply with European fuel standard EN 15940 for diesel models registered from late 2014 onwards and equipped with Generation B diesel engines. To further encourage the adoption of biofuels, BMW Italia is also providing Enilive HVOlution vouchers to customers purchasing new BMW diesel vehicles in Italy.
Martin Kaufmann, SVP Powertrain Development at BMW Group, said: “We are very happy to collaborate with Eni in our test and demo fleet. In this case this has more than one benefit: Eni is using BMW vehicles in their corporate fleet, at the same time is Enilive a major force in pushing renewable fuels in Europe. With HVOlution, Enilive has a very good product available delivering CO₂eq emissions reduction every day.”
BMW Group said renewable fuels can play an important role in lowering emissions from Europe's fleet of more than 250 million vehicles already on the road. The company said it remains committed to a technology-neutral approach, combining multiple powertrain solutions with low-carbon fuels to reduce CO₂eq emissions across the entire value chain.
Stefano Ballista, Chief Executive Officer of Enilive, commented: “The development of our cooperation with BMW Group and BMW Italia marks another significant step toward the decarbonization of road transport and represents a tangible example of integrated partnership between the automotive and energy industries.
"Enilive biorefineries in Venice and Gela process mainly waste and residues, such as used cooking oil and animal fats, to produce HVO biofuels, that can be used in all validated diesel engines. As a drop-in fuel, pure HVO does not require engines or distribution infrastructure modifications, making it a readily available and effective solution to accelerate the decarbonization of transport today.”
