Arval Mobility Observatory

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.

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.  

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

As the global pandemic ground many industries to a halt and lessened the appeal of public transport, bicycles have experienced a renaissance.

Indeed, in 2020, EU bicycle sales grew 23%, and this growth is expected to continue. Europeans are expected to buy an extra 10 million bikes per year by 2030, a 47% increase from the annual number in 2019. To sustain the two-wheel momentum, €1 bn has been invested to create 2,300km of new bike lanes across the EU.

This article explores what these new trends mean for companies and looks at the perspectives of this growing sector.

At the beginning of 2020, when fleet manager’s interviews were conducted across Europe for the last Arval Mobility Observatory fleet Barometer, the main barrier against PHEV and BEV raised by companies that were not considering implementing these alternatives was the lack of public charging points. Moreover, 2020 saw a continuing trend across Europe of increasing electrification.

At the beginning of 2021, where do we stand regarding the public charging point’s situation?

The next stop in our World Mobility Tour is in Lisbon, the 2020 European Green Capital.

Our discussion with Miguel Gaspar, the Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Mobility and Safety, enables us to discover all the mobility aspects and the strategy of this city regarding the mobility topic.