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Came home from a few days away in the van and stopped to refuel at the cheapest station about 10 miles from home.
They have recently started selling HVO 100, which is the current version of used vegetable oil as a renewable fuel with up to 90% reduction in emissions.
Not knowing anything about it, I filled with B7 and a dose of Millers ecomax diesel additive as is my occasional practice.
Having come home, I have done a bit of research and find that it is entirely compatible with vehicles using diesel. Similar performance and economy allegedly. However I did not check the price (their B7 is £1.29 litre).
I haven't heard much chat about HVO, but a quick internet search seems to indicate I can use it in my 2014 XTrail or indeed any diesel vehicle.
The only downside I can find is that B7 contains FAME which are impurities and they potentially can build up in a tank. HVO may dislodge them and cause some issues. A tank clean seems advisable.
On the upside, you can mix the two fuels quite happily as they are apparently chemically identical and HVO does not form a gel at -12c as diesel can.
Has anyone any actual experience of HVO who might like to comment.
I didn't take note of the price, some sites say it is similar to B7. The big plus appears to be that it is better for the environment and also is a gateway to extending the life of diesel engines long past the 2035 cessation of new builds.
Or will it be taxed out of existence or not promoted in the same way that LPG conversions were not, and are still not seen as a viable alternative to the blinkered headlong rush to electric vehicles.
Davy
They have recently started selling HVO 100, which is the current version of used vegetable oil as a renewable fuel with up to 90% reduction in emissions.
Not knowing anything about it, I filled with B7 and a dose of Millers ecomax diesel additive as is my occasional practice.
Having come home, I have done a bit of research and find that it is entirely compatible with vehicles using diesel. Similar performance and economy allegedly. However I did not check the price (their B7 is £1.29 litre).
I haven't heard much chat about HVO, but a quick internet search seems to indicate I can use it in my 2014 XTrail or indeed any diesel vehicle.
The only downside I can find is that B7 contains FAME which are impurities and they potentially can build up in a tank. HVO may dislodge them and cause some issues. A tank clean seems advisable.
On the upside, you can mix the two fuels quite happily as they are apparently chemically identical and HVO does not form a gel at -12c as diesel can.
Has anyone any actual experience of HVO who might like to comment.
I didn't take note of the price, some sites say it is similar to B7. The big plus appears to be that it is better for the environment and also is a gateway to extending the life of diesel engines long past the 2035 cessation of new builds.
Or will it be taxed out of existence or not promoted in the same way that LPG conversions were not, and are still not seen as a viable alternative to the blinkered headlong rush to electric vehicles.
Davy
