Volkswagen has won a fleet deal to supporting the Vatican City State in its transition towards sustainable mobility.

At the beginning of 2024, the company will deliver just under 40 fully electric models from its ID family, including the ID3, ID4 and ID5.

The vehicles are part of the decarbonisation strategy that is aiming to make the Vatican fleet climate-neutral by 2030.

Imelda Labbé, member of the board of management for sales, marketing and after-sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars, and Dr Christian Dahlheim, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen Financial Services, personally handed over the first two electric vehicles to the Vatican, two ID3 Pro Performance models.

Dahlheim said: "We are delighted to support the Vatican in this important project. This is something very special for us and shows that we are absolutely competitive with our mobility solutions."

The Vatican City State is committed to the implementation of sustainable solutions that make it possible to reduce the impact of human activities on the environment in order to protect the planet.

Mobility is at the heart of its sustainability programme called "Ecological Conversion 2030", which aims to reduce the CO2 footprint of the Vatican state's vehicle fleet.

Further zero-emission vehicles from the Volkswagen Group brands will be progressively handed over up until the entire fleet has been completely replaced by 2030.

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