Ulys launches its fuel card with DKV

In 2018, VINCI Autoroutes presented Ulys, a digital companion dedicated to motorway users. The group combined it with a carpooling offer in 2019, then transformed it into an all-in-one application dedicated to electromobility last June. And to continue its momentum, Ulys is being further enriched today as it now includes a fuel card for professionals, launched with the specialist DKV.

FACTS

• The Ulys x DKV fuel card is presented as a service offer exclusively for companies and fleet managers, but also for self-employed workers and SMEs.

• At the heart of the new offer is the renewed promise to centralise the management of fuel costs linked to travel, but also all costs linked to the maintenance and management of a vehicle fleet.

• Two offers are thus proposed:

  • one based on a standard card covering fuel and automotive lubricants,

  • the other based on a premium card that also covers the payment of expenses related to maintenance, assistance, parking and even vehicle washing.

• Fleet managers can use online management tools to track expenses (by employee and by item).

• An online subscription service is available for SMEs and the self-employed. For large companies, advisors are available.

CHALLENGES

• Expanding the network: The Ulys x DKV card will be accepted at more than 69,000 service stations in 45 European countries (4,500 stations in France).

• An offer built up in blocks: The Ulys x DKV card is presented as a new service alongside the current Ulys offers of electronic toll collection or an all-in-one application dedicated to mobility on motorways. The Vinci Group is also working on the constant enrichment of its Ulys offer. The association of its brand with the DKV card represents a new brick in this edifice, resolutely focused on payment.

MARKET PERSPECTIVE

• This initiative is not the end of the road for Ulys services, which should be further enhanced at the beginning of 2023 to address the Ulys Electric offer to electric fleet managers. This will involve the group a little more in the development of electromobility.

• DKV has also been offering a version of its fuel card for electric vehicles since 2019.