Environmental measures

• Use of the biofuel HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil):
  • With the conversion of additional fuelling facilities to HVO in the first half of 2024, we were able to significantly expand our HVO supply and increase the proportion of HVO in the total fuel volume for fueling our locomotives from 19% in 2023 to 29% in the first half of 2024.
  • DB Cargo’s diesel locomotive fleet has been approved for HVO since the end of 2023. We are currently working on developing supplier structures for HVO in other European countries. Since the end of January 2024, the locomotives in northern Italy have been operating on HVO.
• Energy recovery: As a further energy saving measure, we intend to increase the electric braking forces of older series in order to improve the recovery of electrical energy during braking and thus further reduce the energy consumption of our locomotives.