Mobility and transport
It is important for Rabobank to offer customers and partners broad support in the transition to zero-emission mobility. We work together with business partners so that, in addition to electric vehicles, we can offer charging infrastructure, solar panels, maintenance, roadside assistance, and insurance. By giving tailored advice, we are working to accelerate the transition to zero-emission mobility and the greening of our own customer portfolio.
Our services
Leasing has the potential to make a substantial contribution to the Energy Transition because some businesses lack the resources to invest in costly low-carbon technologies. For example, through our leasing companies RaboLease and De Lage Landen (DLL), we give our customers easy access to clean tech and e-mobility which enables them to reduce their Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) emissions. We provide pay-per-use financing solutions and usage-based concepts that encourage renovation, reusage, and recycling of equipment that contribute to a circular economy. They also promote the use of renewable energy and smarter use of natural resources, for example, using rechargeable batteries for electric transportation and energy storage.
Electric mobility and transportation can help to meet the low-emission standards that are becoming increasingly important to protect the climate. In the Netherlands, by 2025, it is expected that in 30-40 cities "emission-free zones" for city logistics will be established. That is why we support our customers and partners in the transition to electric mobility with our e-mobility team. They can help our customers with their understanding of the sector, vehicles, fuels, laws, and regulations.
We are also working on new business models with our subsidiary DLL to see how Electric Light Commercial Vehicles (e-LCV) can be financed or leased. We work with business partners to make it possible to offer charging infrastructure, solar panels, maintenance, roadside assistance, and insurance. DLL also offers financial solutions which cover the total product life cycle alongside clean tech products to realize innovative developments in sustainability.
In 2022, together with RaboLease, we launched "Electricity Acceleration for Entrepreneurs", a campaign to promote electric driving. This campaign aims to inform our customers and partners about the issues involved in the transition of their fleets and the support we can offer as a bank.
Our account managers engage directly with customers regarding e-mobility and our online "raboelectric.nl" tool, which helps individuals and businesses calculate the costs of switching to electric driving. In 2022, almost 17,000 people used the tool. Rabo Electric helps businesses with financial and practical insights into electrifying their vehicle fleets. Moreover, our vehicle leasing plans allows customers to choose their own dealer and take full ownership of their vehicle(s).
Examples put into practice
The following articles are in Dutch only.
