Entire Itabus fleet travels with Enilive’s HVOlution-branded renewable diesel

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All 100 vehicles in the Itabus fleet run on Enilive’s HVOlution diesel, a hydrotreated biofuel made from 100 percent renewable raw materials, in accordance with the European Renewable Energy Directive.  

Produced at Enilive’s biorefineries in Venice, Italy, and Gela, Sicily, mainly from waste such as used cooking oil and animal fats and residues from the agrifood industry, HVOlution is a hydrotreated vegetable oil, also known as renewable diesel, that can be used in all validated diesel engines and is available in more than 1,550 Enilive service stations in Italy.  

HVO contributes to the decarbonization of the transport sector, including heavy-duty vehicles.  

Across the entire supply chain, in 2025 the average CO2e-emissions reduction from Enilive HVO for traction use was 79.5 percent when compared to the reference fossil mix. 

The collaboration between Itabus and Enilive began in 2021 when Itabus debuted on Italian roads, and it further developed in 2024 thanks to the testing and introduction of HVOlution diesel in some Itabus vehicles. 

In 2025, Itabus vehicles traveled approximately 20 million kilometers using 5.7 million liters (1.5 million gallons) of Enilive fuel, 3 million of which were HVOlution.  

The average diesel biofuel usage was 53 percent. 

In December 2025 alone, HVO accounted for 75 percent of the Itabus fleet’s refueling.  

In 2026, the average number of fills with pure biofuel will increase further, confirming Itabus and Enilive’s joint commitment towards a progressively more sustainable mobility.  

With an average of 900 kilometers per service, Itabus has been using Enilive biofuel also for routes to European destinations, particularly to new destinations: Zurich, Paris, Lyon, Lugano, Barcelona, Montpellier, Perpignan, Grenoble, Chambéry and Ljubljana. 

“We have always been a cutting-edge company—sustainability is at the heart of our strategy, and our collaboration with Enilive is a clear example of this,” said Francesco Fiore, the CEO of Itabus. “Today, our entire fleet runs on HVOlution diesel biofuel, reducing emissions and bringing this revolution abroad thanks to our international services. We are confident that our partnership with Enilive will continue successfully in the future.”  

Stefano Ballista, the CEO of Enilive, added, “The experience of Itabus, one of the main players for passenger road mobility in our country, demonstrates that HVOlution diesel biofuel represents an effective solution also for collective transport vehicles that must cover long distances and respect competitive travel times. For customers like Itabus, and for all our customers, in Italy and abroad we are rapidly increasing the number of Enilive stations where [customers can refuel with our renewable diesel].”