Ulys bolstered its leading position in road mobility multiservice subscriptions, recording 1.2 million new users in 2024, bringing the number of Ulys badges in use at the end of the year to 6.8 million, representing a market share of over 70%. In addition to paying for e-tolls in four countries (France, Spain, Portugal and Italy) and parking in 1,000 car parks across Europe, the Ulys Electric pass can be used to charge electric vehicles at almost all charge points in France and plan journeys by geolocating charge points along a route, providing details of power, rates and availability in real time. Less than two years since its launch, Ulys Electric had already clocked up nearly 70,000 clients at end-2024.
A service to support businesses in deploying and managing electric vehicle fleets was also launched during the year.
VINCI Autoroutes continued its programme to renew and upgrade the service areas across its network, working on eight areas in 2024, including Frontonnais on the A62, Corrèze and Pays de Brive on the A89, Chaumont-sur-Tharonne on the A71, and the Marcel Pagnol service area on the A52, which presents a cultural experience that provides an overview of the life and works of the writer. These upgrades cover the energy renovation of buildings in order to achieve the highest standards in environmental certification. Other works include completely overhauling indoor and outdoor spaces, revamping the choice of food and beverages, and promoting local products. Certain service areas have also been fitted with solar panels on the roofs of buildings and parking shelters.
Customer satisfaction levels and growth in consumption (up 30% on average) confirm that the renovated service areas are in line with motorway user expectations. Overall, since 2015, two-thirds of the service areas across the VINCI Autoroutes network have been fully renovated, while the remaining third will be upgraded by 2030.
During the summer period, the #BienArriver (Arrive safely) campaign put on a number of fun and educational activities around holiday driving for travellers. In dedicated areas, the VINCI Autoroutes Foundation held special awareness sessions on responsible driving and invited travellers to share the joy of reading through the sixth edition of the “Lire, c’est voyager; voyager, c’est lire” (Reading takes you places! Go places with reading.) campaign, supported by the author Sylvain Tesson, during which they gave away 25,000 paperback books from the Folio collection.
VINCI Autoroutes has pledged to reduce the CO2 emissions generated by its operations (Scopes 1 and 2) by 50% by 2030. At end-2024, the business line was ahead of schedule to reach its targets, having reduced its footprint by 34.7% compared with 2018 levels. Measures have mainly focused on the two most significant sources of direct emissions: its vehicle fleet (75% of its light utility vehicles were electric at end-2024) and network lighting (through a comprehensive programme to roll out LED lighting, which is 96% complete). Moreover, VINCI Autoroutes aims to recycle or reuse all the non-hazardous waste generated by its activities in 2030 (97% in 2024) either as raw materials or as energy by developing recycling streams for each type of waste.
The ongoing programme to upgrade service areas aligns with the target to reduce indirect emissions associated with retail facilities by 20% by2030 (following a 5.2% reduction from 2019 to 2023). Collaboration with partners operating service areas also helps to reduce waste production, improve waste separation and increase recovery rates.
Furthermore, the VINCI Autoroutes Foundation conducted two campaigns throughout the summer all over France to raise awareness about responsible, environmentally friendly driving to prevent people from throwing cigarette butts (#StopMégots) and rubbish (“Le beau geste”) out their car windows.
Over 70%market share for Ulys, leader in road mobility multiservice subscriptions.
