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Volkswagen to electrify the Pope’s vehicle fleet

The Pope and Vatican's Volkswagen EVs

The Vatican has teamed up with Volkswagen to replace the city state’s entire car fleet with electric vehicles by 2030. At the beginning of 2024, VW will deliver some 40 fully electric models from its ID family, ranging from the ID.3 to the ID.4 and ID.5. The vehicles are part …

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Skoda Enyaq iV transformed into a Popemobile

Skoda-Enyaq-iV-fit-for-Pope-Francis

Pope Francis is being treated to zero emissions travel courtesy of specially converted Skoda Enyaq iV EVs during his visit to Slovakia. The two pure electric SUVs, plus two smaller Karoqs, were adapted according to the Vatican’s wishes. To make it easier to see the Pontiff, clear glass windows in …

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Pope’s Lamborghini raises £714,317 for charity

Pope Francis signs special Lamborghini Huracan

A 2018 Lamborghini Huracán, gifted by Automobili Lamborghini to His Holiness Pope Francis, has sold for  €809,375 (£714,317). The one-off supercar more than doubled its estimates (€250k-€350k) in a frantic bidding war at RM Sotheby’s biannual Monaco auction staged at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique. Offered without reserve, all …

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