Road freight decision page

Road Freight

Recover diesel wasted by incomplete combustion. NTROPYX gives fleet operators a clear route from fuel bill to measurable net gain, without engine hardware changes.

Heavy-duty truck fleet depot at dawn
Heavy-duty truck fleet depot at dawn
Market exposed197.7 Bn L
Recovery signal10.4% recoverable
Proof contextScania DC13 verified
01 · Fuel recovery

Recover long-haul diesel waste.

Road freight carries the largest recoverable diesel pool: EU27 + CH 197.7 billion litres, with 10.4% recoverable.

02 · Fleet compatible

Keep trucks, routes and fueling unchanged.

NTROPYX is positioned as a dosing and fuel-efficiency path, not a hardware replacement programme.

03 · Measured proof

Anchor the decision in Scania evidence.

Fleet buyers see proof context, ROI modelling and a direct route to a commercial proposal before budget approval.

Why NTROPYX here

Evidence that speaks to fleet directors.

Immediate message: fuel efficiency, cleaner combustion, lower waste and a commercial path sized to the sector.

Chinese report chain

Laboratory marks attached to the Scania evidence.

CNAS, CMA and ILAC-MRA identify the independent issuing laboratory chain for the referenced heavy-duty diesel report.

CNASL23122
CMA171704090335
ILAC · MRAISO/IEC 17025
§ 04 · Economic impact

EU27 + CH — 197.7 billion litres of road diesel. 10.4% recoverable.

Road transport burned 7 002 108 TJ of gas oil & diesel across EU27 in 2023 (Eurostat) — ~194.5 Bn L. Switzerland adds 3.16 Bn L of diesel deliveries (Avenergy Suisse 2023). Combined: ~197.7 Bn L. Across heavy-duty long-haul fleets, applied at sector scale, the NTROPYX® combustion catalyst represents the largest single recovery pool of any European sector.

EU27 + CH · Road transport 2023
197.7Bn L
Gas oil & diesel burned per year

Derivation: Eurostat [nrg_bal_c] series FC_TRA_ROAD_E / siec O4671XR5220B = 7 002 108 TJ EU27 → 194.50 Bn L. Plus Switzerland Avenergy Suisse 2023 Inlandabsatz Dieselöl = 2 672 144 t → 3.16 Bn L. Total ≈ 197.66 Bn L.

Road fuel mix · EU27 2023
11.0 EJ total
Diesel63.7%
Petrol26.2%
Bio6.7%
Other3.4%
Catalyst factor
−10.4%
Avg. fuel reduction on heavy-duty diesel engines (homepage data)
Volume recoverable · EU27 + CH
20.6Bn L
Diesel savable per year at sector scale
Economic value
~30.8Bn €
Estimated at EU average diesel price ≈ 1.50 €/L

Road diesel — country by country

EU27 · 2023 · Million litres / year
Germany32 167
France32 167
Italy25 664
Spain22 953
Poland17 308
Romania6 283
Belgium6 128
Austria5 798
Czechia5 392
Portugal4 927
Netherlands4 652
Hungary3 476
Ireland3 347
Greece3 165
Switzerland3 160
Sweden2 992
Denmark2 772
Bulgaria2 523
Finland2 144
Croatia2 079
Slovakia2 049
Lithuania1 820
Slovenia1 442
Luxembourg1 166
Latvia923
Estonia641
Cyprus364
Malta159
Sources · Eurostat Complete Energy Balances [nrg_bal_c] — query FC_TRA_ROAD_E × O4671XR5220B (Gas oil & diesel, road transport final consumption) × TJ × 2023. Diesel conversion: LHV 36 MJ/L. · Switzerland: Avenergy Suisse Jahresbericht 2023 (Statistiken)Inlandabsatz an Erdölprodukten 2023: Dieselöl 2 672 144 t. Density 0.845 kg/L → 3.16 Bn L (Swiss diesel deliveries, predominantly road). — 2024 & 2025 not yet published in harmonised form by Eurostat; latest complete sectoral breakdown is 2023.