Nexa 95, the sustainable fuel being tested in Spain

The use of traditional fuel is being gradually replaced by alternatives that seek to eliminate or simply reduce the environmental impact of using vehicles. Electrification seems to be the best of all of them, although manufacturers are working to ensure that vehicles with combustion engines can remain on the market beyond 2035.

One of the proposals has been promoted by Repsol, Bosch, BMW and Toyota. These four companies have set out to prepare a fuel that does not come from fossil materials, but is manufactured from recycled products such as cooking oil, agricultural waste and other organic waste. With all of this, the Nexa 95 is produced and is beginning to be tested in Spain.

This fuel is practically identical to traditional fuels. And most importantly, it can be used in combustion-engine vehicles that do not require complex modifications to run on it. This is a point in its favour, since owners of petrol cars can use this fuel without spending extra money to adapt their vehicle.

Although the CO2 emission is not eliminated entirely, the consortium assures that the carbon footprint is significantly lower, since the carbon source comes from elements that were recently alive and not from fossil sources buried underground for millions of years.

Spain, the country selected for the trial

Spain was chosen to begin the trial because Repsol has one of the first supply networks for renewable fuels. In this way, they can bring these types of fuels closer to users more easily. Both BMW and Toyota believe that there is still room for this type of fuel and that they can serve as a bridge fuel until the use of electricity as the sole energy source becomes fully widespread.

The two companies will contribute 20 petrol vehicles that will be used on a regular basis. The intention is to collect all the data obtained from this use. This information will then be passed on to the institution responsible for European legislation, to demonstrate that these fuels can be used to keep combustion-engine cars active beyond 2035.