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Arval Consulting and BNP Paribas Real Estate have just co-conducted a pioneering study on the impact of remote working on mobility and real estate offices. Here, Shams-Dine El Mouden, Arval's International Consulting Director, introduces some of the key findings...

Emil Frey France, France's leading car distribution group, and Arval, France's leading full service leasing company, have entered into a strategic partnership to create a full service leasing business for customers of the 250 dealerships of the Emil Frey France Group.

While business interest in electric cars has increased exponentially in the last year or so, progress in the electric van market has been much slower. However, there are signs that this situation is beginning to change – a trend that Arval is hoping to encourage with the release of an authoritative new report.

​​​​​​​Last July, the European Union proposed a zero-emissions target for new cars by 2035, an effective ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. The European Commission also proposed a 55% cut in CO2 emissions from cars by 2030 versus 2021 levels and a 100% cut in CO2 emissions by 2035. In parallel, several countries have already announced accelerated timelines for the sale of Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) to be banned in 2030 or 2035. The continued acceleration of electrification is putting a significant pressure on OEMs to meet these targets and is spurring the development of electrification strategy for the coming years.

But what kind of decisions and investments have they already decided?

The next stop in our World Mobility Tour is Oslo, often referred to as the EV capital of the world.

Our discussion with Sture Portvik, the Manager for Electro mobility of the City of Oslo, enables us to discover the strategy of this city regarding all aspects of mobility.

Arval’s activity continued to develop well in the first half of 2021 thanks to the quality of its services and the strength of its business model: the leased fleet grew by 6.4% compared to the end of June 2020, reaching 1,416,777 vehicles, despite the longer delivery time for new cars in connection with the current shortage of semi-conductors on the market. It confirmed Arval’s position as the European leader in full service multi-brand leasing.

Paying directly with a car for products and services such as electricity used to charge an EV, parking spots, vignette, congestion charges and so on is being jointly tried by carmakers and payment providers to deliver a seamless process to customers. The video explores this world of new onboard payment options and brings clarity about what connected drivers of tomorrow can expect.

Most of the world's governments, and many companies, have agreed to reduce their carbon footprint by 2050, to address the pressures of global warming and climate change.
The implementation of smart mobility solutions is essential to reach carbon neutrality or the even more ambitious 'negative carbon commitment’ target.
In this video, we review some concrete options available to companies to comply with new environmental regulations and be part of those building a more liveable world.

Arval is leading an important sustainable mobility project to appraise the viability of autonomous shuttles. Marie Chambat, Product Manager at Arval France with responsibility for the scheme, explains why the trial could prove to be of great significance…