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It's great to get in the car for an outing on the weekend. The Netherlands has plenty of cultural places to go with the family. SMEs are in the enviable position of being able to use their company cars for this purpose. Or they take the company's van and head out into nature with a bunch of friends. Whatever you choose, the tips in this article will help tackle any concerns you may have.

The ambitions sometimes reach even further. Amsterdam wants to make the inner city car-free as much as possible in the near future. One of the measures to achieve this is increasing the cost of parking.

The shift toward sustainability and environmental awareness is also undeniable in the business field. For many business owners, renting an electric car has become an attractive option, for both the financial and environmental benefits....

Mobility accounts for 20 percent of CO2 emissions in the Netherlands. In fact, if you look at road transport at the European level, passenger cars account for over 60% of total CO2 emissions. Add to that the fact that we drive twice as many work-related kilometers as we drive privately, and it is clear that something needs to be done. European politicians have come to the same conclusion, and so from 2024 the Business Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is coming into effect. We list below what this directive will mean for employers who offer employees a company car.

Those who do not keep up will face significant challenges from these measures. Which, of course, you want to avoid. The solution is to switch to electric driving. Yet this consideration is not so simple for organizations, because there are a number of preconceptions about electric driving. Sometimes these are justified, but even then we at Avis have ways to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.

A leased car or a mobility budget, what's the right choice? Our tip: whatever the case, don't just look at the financial picture. Above all, look at how you can use different forms of mobility to shape your business goals.