Mercedes-Benz and Be8 will bring biodiesel that reduces emissions by 65% to COP30

Mercedes-Benz announced this Thursday, the 23rd, that it will take a biofuel solution to the UN climate change conference, COP30, which, according to partial results from road tests in Brazil, allows for a reduction of 65% of carbon emissions. This means that vehicles fueled with the biofuel stop emitting 532 tons of carbon dioxide from well to wheel - that is, from the production of the fuel to its burning in trucks and buses. The comparison is made between the BeVant, a biofuel from Be8, a leader in biodiesel production in Brazil, and B15, the biofuel already sold at gas stations with a 15% biodiesel blend in diesel. The BeVant can be used 100% pure and is produced from vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled oils, among other raw materials. A Mercedes-Benz truck and bus fueled with BeVant are making a journey of over 4,000 kilometers, leaving from Passo Fundo, in Rio Grande do Sul, heading to Belém, in Pará, where the UN conference will be held from November 10 to 21. Two ...