Europcar Mobility Group Deploys Its "One Sustainable Fleet" Programme to Reach More Than 1/3 of Electric & Hybrid Vehicles in...
18 Novembro 2020 - 4:21AM
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Europcar Mobility Group (Paris:EUCAR) is one of the first
international vehicle rental companies to offer electric vehicles
to its customers, starting in 2011. In 2019, Europcar Mobility
Group launched its "One Sustainable Fleet" programme, to reach more
than 1/3 of "green" vehicles (electric, plug-in hybrids and
hybrids) in its fleet by the end of 2023.
This programme is in line with the Group's purpose: to offer
attractive alternative solutions to vehicle ownership, in a
responsible and sustainable manner. It is also one of the key
"building blocks" of the CONNECT transformation plan, which aims to
make the Group a major player in sustainable mobility, while
strengthening its position as European No. 1 vehicle rental
company.
The current crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic has
reinforced pre-existing needs and expectations in terms of
mobility: increased digital consumption habits and need for
"contactless" services, new standards of security and flexibility,
as well as an aspiration for more responsible and
environmental-friendly modes of travel. In this context, Europcar
Mobility Group is actively pursuing the deployment of its "One
Sustainable Fleet" programme, willing to favour the deployment of
virtuous mobility solutions in cities and territories through
"shared mobility" (car hire and car sharing), and to be able to
support the transition of both individuals and companies towards
"green" mobility, wherever the Group is present.
This programme includes several streams: close collaboration
with car manufacturers to grow the share of "green" vehicles within
the Group's fleet, customer education, training of Group employees,
launch of attractive offers to develop customer appetite for
"green" vehicles, etc. One of the key success factors for the
programme is, of course, the ability to develop an ecosystem of
charging solutions that are easy to use and accessible via a dense
network. With this in mind, Europcar Mobility Group has just signed
a partnership for the charging of its electric vehicles with
NewMotion, one of the leading European smart charging
providers.
With the signing of this partnership, the "One Sustainable
Fleet" programme takes an important step forward. NewMotion will
provide Europcar Mobility Group with a complete ecosystem of
solutions for the charging infrastructure: easy-to-use, smart
charge points, as well as an access to the Business Hub platform
that allows to monitor, manage and control the entire charging
infrastructure. In addition, with NewMotion, customers renting an
electric vehicle in one of the Europcar Mobility Group’s stations
will receive a charge card, allowing an access the largest public
roaming network for on-the-go charging in Europe (with more than
170,000 charge points). The partnership is to be rolled out
gradually from January 2021.
Olivier Baldassari, Group Chief Countries and Operations
Officer, Europcar Mobility Group, comments:
"We are pleased to sign this partnership with NewMotion today,
as part of the implementation of our "One Sustainable Fleet"
programme. As a major mobility player, we are determined to
contribute to the necessary transition to a "low carbon" world, and
committed to take steps forward despite the COVID-19 crisis: we
even see this crisis as an opportunity to accelerate projects and
plans that have already been started.
With a fleet of more than 300,000 vehicles on average, our
ability to make an impact is significant. Our commitment to
reducing the level of carbon emissions involves increasing the
proportion of "green" vehicles in our fleet and supporting our
customers in their usages. Vehicle rental is an excellent vector of
promotion and development for the use of electric vehicles,
particularly in urban environments!
With this comprehensive approach, we want our Group to be among
the European champions of sustainable mobility in the years to
come".
About Europcar Mobility Group
Europcar Mobility Group is a major player in mobility markets
and listed on Euronext Paris. The mission of Europcar Mobility
Group is to be the preferred “Mobility Service Company” by offering
attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, with a wide range of
mobility-related services and solutions: car rental and light
commercial vehicle rental, chauffeur services, car-sharing and
private hire vehicle (PHV – rental to “Uber like” chauffeurs).
Customers’ satisfaction is at the heart of the Group’s mission
and all of its employees and this commitment fuels the continuous
development of new services.
Europcar Mobility Group operates through a diversified portfolio
of brands meeting every customer specific needs and use cases, be
it for 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or longer ; its 4 major brands being:
Europcar® - the European leader of car rental and light commercial
vehicle rental, Goldcar® - the low-cost car-rental Leader in
Europe, InterRent® – ‘mid-tier’ car rental and Ubeeqo® – one of the
European leaders of round-trip car-sharing (BtoB, BtoC). Europcar
Mobility Group delivers its mobility solutions worldwide solutions
through an extensive network in over 140 countries (including
wholly owned subsidiaries – 18 in Europe, 1 in the USA, 2 in
Australia and New Zealand – completed by franchises and
partners).
Further details on our website:
www.europcar-mobility-group.com
About NewMotion
NewMotion is a leading smart charging solutions provider for
electric vehicles. Operating more than 70,000 charge point
installations at home, business and public locations across Europe,
NewMotion’s missions is to enable everybody to drive as many
kilometers as possible powered by clean energy. Providing access to
over 170,000 charging points across 35 countries, the company
offers an expansive roaming network in Europe. More than 300,000
registered drivers already use NewMotion’s charge card or app for a
seamless charging experience on-the-go. A member of the Shell
group, NewMotion is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified and has played
an active leading role since 2009 in the electric vehicle charging
industry.
For more information: www.newmotion.com
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Europcar Mobility Group
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Publicis Consultants Judith Grandcoing –
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