Used and professionally refurbished e-bikes are finally available through popular company bike leasing. Rebike, Germany’s largest e-bike refurbisher, and the company bike leasing specialist BusinessBike are creating a real cycle with this offer – and a cheap and sustainable alternative to buying new and direct. The customers benefit in several ways, the range is large – and the refurbished e-bikes in company bike leasing are now available on rebike.com.
Employees have an attractive alternative when looking for an e-bike: BusinessBike’s company bike leasing now also includes remanufactured models from the market leader Rebike. This means that the advantages of a refurbished e-bike can now be combined with those of a company bike. E-bikes that return to BusinessBike after leasing contracts have ended are professionally refurbished by Rebike as part of their premium refurbishment program. After the process, which involves over 100 steps, the e-bikes are like new and up to 40% cheaper than buying new. They are now being offered again in company bike leasing and are essentially given a second life – customers save again compared to a direct purchase. The transaction takes place via the website at rebike.com.
At the same time, the cooperation is a real milestone for sustainable and circular business: the two companies are closing a real cycle. Thanks to the high quality standards of Rebike’s premium refurbishment, a multiple cycle of refurbishment and leasing is also possible – a real win-win situation for the environment and for all e-bikers.
Sustainable consumption: Re-use of e-bikes
Re-use has long been a trend for smartphones and laptops. But 37% of all prospective buyers can also imagine purchasing a remanufactured e-bike (Focus E-Bike Study 2023) – due to sustainability considerations and thanks to growing offers.
“We are observing that more and more people are thinking about the impact of their purchasing behavior and are looking for alternatives. Particularly when it comes to e-bikes, processing and reusing them is a very smart choice: customers get a technically equivalent product at a significantly lower price and protect the environment at the same time. Re-use is therefore trendy and refurbished e-bikes will soon be part of the standard offering in the bicycle industry. We are now taking the next step together with our partner BusinessBike: In company bike leasing, switching to a refurbished e-bike becomes even more attractive. Our customers benefit in multiple ways – and e-bikes are used significantly longer,” explains Rebike CEO and co-founder Thomas Bernik.
This assessment is supported by Rolf Höring, Managing Director at BusinessBike: “The collaboration with Rebike is another milestone on our path to making the bicycle as an environmentally friendly alternative easily accessible to as many people as possible and thereby making a positive contribution to our planet. Sustainability and circularity are central parts of our mission. That’s why we’re pleased that, together with Rebike, we can give returns from company bike leasing a second life. Every refurbished e-bike that finds a new owner saves resources and is a step towards a greener future.”
About Rebike Mobility
Rebike Mobility is Germany’s largest recommerce company for e-bikes and operates Europe’s largest and most modern e-bike refurbishment center. The Munich-based company sells refurbished e-bikes from well-known brand manufacturers via the online platform rebike.com, via second-use marketplaces from partners such as Decathlon and eBay as well as via BusinessBike’s company bike leasing program and in its own flagship stores in Munich and Frankfurt am Main Main and Oberstdorf.
Rebike takes over large quantities of used e-bikes from well-known leasing companies and dealers and extends their service life through professional preparation. Every year, around 15,000 e-bikes are overhauled using a specially developed refurbishment process certified by TÜV Rheinland. Customers benefit from a wide range of models, affordable prices and professional customer service. Rebike offers an attractive alternative to buying new bicycles and, with its circular business model, contributes to the mobility transition, climate protection and the conservation of limited resources. The company was founded in 2018 by managing directors Thomas Bernik and Sven Erger and employs around 120 people at locations in Munich, Kempten, Oberstdorf and Frankfurt am Main. The company’s portfolio also includes the e-bike subscription service ebike-abo.de.
About BusinessBike
BusinessBike GmbH is one of the leading company bike leasing providers in Germany. Since 2019, BusinessBike has been part of the Dutch Pon.Bike, the largest bicycle manufacturer in Europe with international brands such as Kalkhoff, Cervélo, Focus and Gazelle. With the real-time portal, which has been recognized several times as the best leasing portal in Germany, BusinessBike organizes the company bike rental between companies and employees quickly, easily and digitally: employees choose the bikes they want online or in specialist retailers with a free choice of brands, companies lease the company bikes and give them to their employees for private and professional use . Everyone benefits from this! Thanks to the tax incentives for company bike leasing, employees save up to 40% when converting their salary compared to buying them directly. As a salary bonus, the company bike is even tax-free and free of charge for employees. BusinessBike is free for specialist retailers and companies. With strong partners at our side, BusinessBike offers the only 100% leasing on the market – for all-round protection without risk. Over 50,000 companies from all industries with over 4 million connected employees already rely on BusinessBike. Further information at www.businessbike.de.