EuroWheelz

What EuroWheelz does

EuroWheelz B.V. is a Dutch private limited company founded in late 2020 that operates a time-based electric E-chopper (electric scooter/moped) rental platform with a network of 300+ rental locations embedded within European vacation parks, hotels, and campsites. The company serves leisure travelers — couples, families, and groups — staying at partner hospitality venues, offering them a sustainable, easy-to-operate outdoor mobility experience with 40-50 km range per charge and free GPS-curated routes via the third-party Fietsknoop app. The business is structured as a B2B2C model: EuroWheelz supplies and owns the E-chopper fleet, partner vacation parks and hotels handle on-site rental administration, and end customers book through a multilingual online reservation system supported in Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.

The core product is the E-chopper rental, powered by Spyder Wheelz E-choppers — vehicles EuroWheelz gained direct control of through its 2021 acquisition of Spyder Wheelz BV, an E-vehicle designer and B2B supplier. Each E-chopper is fully electric with a 64-66V lithium battery, wide tires for accessibility across age groups, and a 130 kg maximum payload. The booking platform integrates with the Fietsknoop cycling-node app to deliver two pre-designed GPS routes per rental location. Add-on revenue streams include the "Smile Guarantee" (Glimlachgarantie) damage waiver with free rescheduling, optional theft insurance at €3.50 per E-chopper, a late-return surcharge of €50 per hour, and a group-booking service supporting up to 100 riders at the company-owned Spyder Wheelz Store in Zandvoort. In September 2023, EuroWheelz launched the EuroWheelz Game, an interactive GPS-based experience riders play while operating the E-chopper.

Revenue is generated through three mechanisms: (1) time-slot-based rental fees paid by end consumers for E-chopper usage, (2) optional transactional add-ons including damage waiver and theft insurance, and (3) B2B sales or leases of Spyder Wheelz E-vehicles to other businesses. Distribution flows through major European hospitality chains including EuroParcs, Landal, TopParken, Van der Valk, Roompot, Fletcher, RCN, Molecaten, and Capfun. EuroWheelz also operates its own retail location in Zandvoort for direct bookings and group events. Geographic coverage spans the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal. Operating with a lean core team of approximately 10 employees, EuroWheelz is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding rounds and remains founder-controlled, with Niels Raaphorst serving as CEO alongside CFO John Winters and COO Harald van der Sluijs following Dennis van Mourik's July 2023 transition to an ambassador and shareholder role.

Name

EuroWheelz

Legal name

EuroWheelz B.V.

Website

https://eurowheelz.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EuroWheelz B.V. operates an electric E-chopper rental platform across 300+ European vacation parks, hotels, and campsites. The Dutch company, founded in 2020, partners with major hospitality chains to provide sustainable leisure mobility to vacationers through a B2B2C distribution model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Vehicle Rental Services

NAICS

Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing (5321)

SIC

Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Scooter & Moped Rentals (Motorized 2-Wheel) (THADAHAE)

Keywords

• Electric scooter rental
• Vacation park mobility
• E-chopper leasing
• Leisure vehicle rental
• Sustainable micro-mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuwegein

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-Chopper Time-Based Rental: Customers pay to rent E-choppers by time slot. The rental is reserved for the booked time window; no refunds for early returns. Rental locations handle the booking administration on behalf of EuroWheelz, and the E-choppers remain property of EuroWheelz.
2. Optional Add-Ons (Smile Guarantee & Theft Insurance): Smile Guarantee covers accidental damage to the E-Chopper and allows free rescheduling. Optional theft insurance is available at €3.50 per E-Chopper to reduce excess.
3. B2B E-Vehicle Sales (Spyder Wheelz): In 2021, EuroWheelz acquired Spyder Wheelz, whose B2B electric vehicles are available for sale or lease. The Spyder Wheelz E-vehicles are offered to other businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EuroWheelz rents electric E-choppers (electric scooters) to leisure travelers at more than 300 vacation parks, hotels, and campsites across Europe, with bookings completed online in approximately two minutes. The company supplies the vehicles and curated GPS routes (via the Fietsknoop app), retains ownership of the fleet, and supports direct retail rental and group bookings through its Spyder Wheelz Store in Zandvoort and a B2B partnership program for hospitality venues.

Product overview

EuroWheelz operates as an electric E-chopper (electric scooter) rental platform with a network of 300+ rental locations across European vacation parks and hotels. The core offering is the E-Chopper Rental service, using Spyder Wheelz E-choppers as the primary vehicle brand (acquired in 2021). Additional services include the Smile Guarantee damage waiver add-on, free GPS-based E-Chopper Tours/Routes accessible via the Fietsknoop App, and Group Booking for up to 100 people. The company also operates a B2B partnership program for venues to offer E-chopper rentals. EuroWheelz and its subsidiary Spyder Wheelz together form a vertically integrated operation covering both retail rental (B2C) and vehicle sales/leasing (B2B).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spyder Wheelz: B2B E-vehicles brand acquired by EuroWheelz in 2021, offering E-choppers and electric vehicles for sale or lease.

Products and services

• E-Chopper Rental Electric E-chopper (electric scooter) rental service available at 300+ vacation parks, hotels, and campsites across Europe; customers reserve online in approximately 2 minutes, pick up the vehicle at a partner rental location with a charged battery, and explore curated GPS routes. Includes a free helmet with every rental.
• Spyder Wheelz E-Vehicles (B2B Sales/Lease) Spyder Wheelz E-choppers and electric vehicles designed for rental operations, offered B2B for sale or lease to other businesses. These vehicles form the core fleet used at all EuroWheelz rental locations.
• Group Booking Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-50 km range on a full battery charge per adult rider
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spyder Wheelz BVcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerIn 2021, EuroWheelz acquired Spyder Wheelz. Spyder Wheelz BV is an affiliated legal entity under the same leadership. Spyder Wheelz produces B2B electric vehicles for sale or lease. EuroWheelz uses Spyder Wheelz E-choppers as the primary rental fleet and also operates the Spyder Wheelz Store Zandvoort as a retail location.
• EuroParcscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with EuroParcs, a major European vacation park operator. EuroParcs locations across the Netherlands (Beekbergen, Poort van Amsterdam, Veluwemeer, Schoneveld, Ruinen, and many others) serve as rental locations for EuroWheelz E-choppers.
• LandalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with Landal GreenParks, offering E-chopper rentals at dozens of Landal locations across the Netherlands including Zeebad, Texel, Kijkduin, Gulpen, Hoenderloo, Hof Domburg, Egmond aan Zee, Ameland, and more.
• Van der Valk HotelscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with Van der Valk Hotels. E-chopper rentals available at multiple Van der Valk locations including Delft, Volendam, Vught, Texel, Noordwijk, Gilze-Tilburg, Emmeloord, Groningen-Westerbroek, and others.
• TopParkencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with TopParken vacation parks. E-chopper rentals offered at TopParken Resort Veluwe and other TopParken locations across the Netherlands.
• Fletcher HotelscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Fletcher Hotels, one of the largest independent hotel chains in the Netherlands. E-chopper rentals available at dozens of Fletcher locations nationwide.
• RoompotcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with Roompot, a major vacation park operator in the Netherlands and Belgium.
• MolecatencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term partnership with Molecaten holiday parks, offering E-chopper rentals at Molecaten Park Rondeweibos, Kuierpad, and De Koerberg locations.
• CapfunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCapfun de Fruithof is the first Capfun location in the Netherlands to offer EuroWheelz E-chopper rentals. Capfun is a major European camping network. This partnership began in 2023.
• RCNcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with RCN (Recreatiecentra Nederland), offering E-chopper rentals at RCN vacation parks including Zeewolde, Toppershoedje, Het Grote Bos, De Schotsman, De Roggeberg, De Potten, De Noordster, De Jagerstee, and De Flaasbloem.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cooltra: Cooltra operates electric moped and scooter rental services across Spain and other European markets with a similar leisure/tourism and B2B partner model. Its focus on electric two-wheel vehicles for short-term rental makes it the most directly comparable peer to EuroWheelz.
• Felyx: Felyx is an Amsterdam-based electric moped and e-scooter sharing operator in the Netherlands, offering the same core product (electric two-wheeler) and competing for the same Dutch urban and short-trip mobility demand that complements EuroWheelz's leisure use case.
• Qeep: Qeep provides electric scooter sharing in the Netherlands, with a similar electric two-wheeler rental model and shared Dutch market. It is a direct competitor for electric moped/scooter usage in the country where EuroWheelz is headquartered and most heavily deployed.
• GoSharing: GoSharing is a Dutch-founded electric scooter and moped sharing operator active across multiple European countries, offering the same electric two-wheeler product and overlapping geographies with EuroWheelz's Netherlands and broader European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Lime: Lime is one of the largest global shared micromobility operators with electric scooters and e-bikes. While not a direct competitor in the European vacation-park segment, it operates in the same electric light-vehicle rental category and serves overlapping end-user demand for short leisure trips.
• Voi Technology: Voi is one of Europe's largest micromobility operators, focused primarily on shared electric scooters and e-bikes across many cities. It competes with EuroWheelz in the broader electric micro-mobility category but does not target vacation park leisure rentals specifically.
• Tier Mobility: Tier (now operating alongside Dott) is a major European shared micromobility provider of e-scooters and e-bikes. It overlaps with EuroWheelz in the electric micro-mobility category and in European geography, though its operations are urban rather than vacation-park focused.
• Spin (Tron): Spin (owned by Tron, formerly Ford) operates shared e-scooter and e-bike fleets in multiple markets. It is comparable to EuroWheelz at the category level (electric micro-mobility rental) though it does not focus on the vacation park and hotel channel where EuroWheelz has built its distribution moat.

Regional players

• Swapfiets: Swapfiets is a Dutch-founded subscription-based bicycle and e-bike service, operating across the Netherlands and other European countries. It is an adjacent regional peer with a different revenue model (subscription vs. time-based rental) but targets similar Dutch and European urban mobility demand.

Others

• Pon Bike (incl. Accell brands): Pon Bike, which absorbed Accell Group, is a major European bicycle and e-bike manufacturer including brands such as Batavus, Sparta, and Koga. It is comparable to EuroWheelz as an adjacent player in the European leisure e-bike/e-mobility supply chain that supplies vehicles and parts to many of the same vacation parks.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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