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Arval, a global leader in full-service vehicle leasing and sustainable mobility solutions, is launching its first international biodiversity project. One tree will be planted or regenerated for each electrified vehicle leased by Arval in the same country where the vehicle is delivered. The objective is to promote local biodiversity and engage local employees and Arval customers. By the end of 2025, Arval’s ambition is to have funded more than 500,000 trees.

Mobility requires infrastructure adaptations. Drop off zones, charging points, lockers and larger bike storages are examples of features our build environment has to offer to follow new mobility behaviors.
While digesting such advancements is not an easy task for builders, they also now have to embrace the additional impact from Covid-19 – such as new working schedules and remote-working lifestyles.
This article shares some analyses focused on these growing relationships between real estate and mobility.

In 2020, Covid-19 has disrupted a lot of areas of our lives: mobility, our lifestyles, our place of work and even our homes. Both corporate and private mobility have seen an acceleration in the adoption of new mobility solutions. Remote working has been accelerated and is pushing real estate developers to rethink what residential and commercial developments should look like to accommodate new transport and work habits.

Discover more in our latest publication and watch the webinar based on it.

Arval and Athlon today announce that Arval’s Swiss subsidiary will purchase the entire full service leasing fleet of Athlon Switzerland AG.

The future is electric. In the massive migration from fossil fuels to electric the demand for efficient batteries – for transport, power and industrial applications – is growing at an increasing pace.

How does Europe tackle this issue? What decisions have the European Commission and the OEMs taken?

Discover more about the European gigafactory projects.  

Mobility solutions are climbing up the corporate agenda at a pace, a fact underlined by the recently-published, latest edition of the Arval Mobility Observatory Barometer. It shows that internationally, more than seven out of 10 companies surveyed have already implemented mobility solutions including use of public transport (35%), ride sharing between employees (34%) and corporate car sharing (28%).

The next stop in our World Mobility Tour is Antwerp, a historic city in the north of Belgium, the foremost petrochemical centre of Europe, the second largest port in Europe, and the global diamond trade hub. Our discussion with Koen Kennis, the Deputy Mayor responsible for mobility, tourism, finances, retail and decentralisation enables us to discover the strategy of this city regarding the mobility topic.

Connected vehicles are a given. By 2025, 100% of new vehicles sold will be connected, including new features that will improve safety, enhance on-board entertainment and optimise fleet management.
This article explores these benefits and explains what connectivity means for drivers, passengers and the road users of tomorrow.

The Arval Mobility Observatory publishes its Mobility and Fleet Barometer 2021, showing:

• Companies are more confident in the future than before the pandemic
• The shift towards electrified vehicles is accelerating at a global level
• Alternative mobility solutions are used increasingly often
• A continuous dynamic trend for operational leasing
• More and more connected vehicles are being used