The Vatican launched the “Ecological Conversion 2030” project, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by the end of the decade. The first step is to replace the existing vehicles with fully electric ones, and the recently signed contract with Volkswagen is the beginning of the realization of the project.

The contract includes the delivery of a total of 40 fully electric cars. “We are delighted to support the Vatican in this important project. This is something special for us and shows that we are absolutely competitive with our mobility solutions,” said Dr. Christian Dahlheim, Head of Volkswagen Financial Services.

Christian Dahlheim and Volkswagen’s head of sales and marketing Imelda Labbe visited the Vatican and spoke with the Pope. On that occasion, they delivered the first two fully electric ID.3 Pro Performances. The rest of the cars will be delivered in early 2024.

The ID.3 Pro Performance will not be the only Volkswagen model that will be used by the Vatican authorities. The ID.4 and ID.5 models will also be in their fleet.

Source: Reuters