Explore more on the page
European cycling success story in the making
Leasing is fast becoming a game-changer - not only in accelerating the shift to sustainable mobility, but also as a key driver for growth for the entire cycling industry.
Leasing and fiscal measures for individuals and companies have a proven impact on take up of cycling and sales in the countries where they are available.
The goal of the group is to accelerate accessibility to bikes and e-bikes through leasing.
The purpose of the Expert Group is to:
- Provide a concerted lobby group towards the EU institutions, aiming for the EU level to increase the importance of leasing with member states.
- To deliver EU level recommendations on key policy enablers for bicycle financial, insurance and leasing services.
- Identify and share best practices in fiscal and employment law to facilitate the growth of bike leasing services and promote these best practices at EU level.
- Advocate for the EU to allocate research and innovation funding to make fiscal measures more ready for market in diverse tax and fiscal regimes.
- Create position papers, reports, events, networking, alliances and promotion towards the EU and national bodies. Give technical advice on how to redeploy successful measures in new countries.
The Chair of the Expert Group is Wasilis von Rauch, CEO of Zukunft Fahrrad, and the Vice Chair is Herman van Beveren, Head of Cycling Advocacy at Decathlon.
Our Work in 2026
- We work on European-level regulations to replicate the successful leasing model implemented in countries like Germany across EU27.
- We work in 4 Pilot Countries to expand the corporate bike leasing model.
- We lead the European Commission's Expert Group on Urban Mobility's taskforce on Corporate Mobility Management.
- We work on establishing the Return on Investment of corporate bike leasing.
Latest news
18 Dec 2025
Clean Corporate Vehicles: EU omits cleanest option for future-facing corporate mobility
Brussels, 18 December - Not including (e-)bikes in the Clean Corporate Vehicles proposal is a missed opportunity for the EU’s clean corporate…
08 Dec 2025
Greening Corporate Fleets: (e-)bicycles should be recognised as a valid option for corporate mobility decarbonisation
The Greening Corporate Fleets initiative, currently scheduled to be presented as part of the Automotive Package, presents a timely opportunity to…
16 Sep 2025
CIE-CONEBI launches new White Paper on Bike leasing: A key driver to accelerate EU’s transition to clean mobility
Brussels 16 September – Cycling Industries Europe and the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry has published a new White Paper on company…
JOINING THE GROUP
This group is a membership-driven initiative which works together with the support of the ECI Secretariat. Membership is open to all European Cycling Industries members.
Why join the Leasing Expert Group?
The Expert Group, gathering industry leaders of the sector, works on expanding the successful long-term fiscal incentives implemented by Germany and Belgium to other member states, and strengthening the entire European bicycle ecosystem.