# Toyota's Renewable Fuel Cars Count as Zero-Emission

> Toyota urges EU to accept renewable fuel cars as zero-emission vehicles to keep combustion engines in Europe.
- Title: Toyota's Renewable Fuel Cars Count as Zero-Emission | Shortify
- Summary: Toyota urges EU to accept renewable fuel cars as zero-emission vehicles to keep combustion engines in Europe. Toyota wants European regulators to count cars…
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- Source: Road & Track — https://roadandtrack.com/news/a74160012/toyota-wants-europe-to-consider-some-internal-combustion-cars-zero-emission-vehicles
- Author: Stephen Rivers
- Published: 2026-10-16T17:15:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: toyota, renewable fuels, zero-emission vehicles, eu regulations, internal combustion engines, renewable energy directive, cars, sports
## Toyota's proposal
Toyota wants European regulators to accept cars running exclusively on qualifying renewable fuels as zero-emission vehicles.

> cars running exclusively on qualifying renewable fuels, the company announced Friday, should count as zero-emission vehicles
## EU's 2035 rule change
The EU is considering a 90-percent reduction in fleet CO2 emissions by 2035 with renewable fuels or low-carbon steel for remaining emissions.

> the European Commission has alternatively proposed a 90-percent reduction, with the remaining emissions compensated through qualifying fuels or European low-carbon steel
## Spanish pilot project
Toyota, BMW, Bosch, and Repsol tested 20 vehicles using Repsol's 100-percent renewable gasoline in a six-month Spanish trial.

> In July, Toyota, BMW, Bosch, and Repsol launched a six-month Spanish pilot involving around 20 vehicles running on Repsol’s 100-percent renewable gasoline
## Verification challenge
Bosch's system tracks fuel use to ensure vehicles exclusively use renewable fuel, but owners might switch to non-renewable fuel.

> Bosch supplies the digital tracking system, which uses information from vehicles, filling stations, and fuel-card transactions to verify renewable-fuel use
## Key takeaway

Toyota wants European regulators to count cars using qualifying renewable fuels as zero-emission vehicles to allow internal combustion engines beyond 2035.