In order to reduce the Scope 3 emissions generated upstream and downstream of its activities, VINCI Concessions helps its clients and partners in their efforts, harnessing its infrastructure to feed into and step up collective momentum.
x7The estimated increase in the number of charge points to be rolled out on French highways to meet the expected growth of electric vehicles between now and 2035
VINCI Autoroutes, VINCI Highways and VINCI Airports are offering more and more charge points throughout the network in order to contribute to the sustainable transformation of road transport by supporting electric mobility. In 2024, VINCI Airports signed a contract with TotalEnergies to deploy and operate over 800 electric charge points at the Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport car parks. What’s more, an Electric Forecourt charging station went into service at London Gatwick this year. And Osaka Itami has become home to Japan’s largest airport car park for electric vehicles with a “WeCharge” electric charging station. As part of its commitment to stepping up the transition to electric mobility throughout its entire international network, VINCI Highways is rolling out charge points in every country where it operates, including those where this transition is still emerging. On the D4 highway in the Czech Republic, VINCI Highways has worked with Shell to develop charging services of an unprecedented scope – the largest in the region and second-largest in the country, with eight high-power charge points for vehicles travelling in each direction. The canopy over the service area has solar panels that help to power this infrastructure, further incorporating renewable energy into our mobility solutions.
Alongside its efforts to reduce the impact of its highway projects and operations, VINCI Autoroutes is also taking action to decarbonise how highways are used, for example by offering charge points for electric mobility at 100% of its service areas. VINCI Autoroutes has also begun equipping its rest areas, car-sharing parking spaces and tollbooths with charge points. What’s more, two charge points for HGVs went into service at the Palombières rest stop on the A89 in late 2024, with more will follow in 2025. Another example of these efforts is the reforestation projects under way, which capture the residual carbon emissions of airports and highways. VINCI Airports opened the door for airlines to come on board and in late 2021, Volotea became the first to join its forest carbon sink programme. It has since been joined by TUI.