Astipaela, the Greek island of electric cars

In the coming years, it will become an island where mobility will become intelligent and sustainable and the energy system will be completely renewed

Thanos Papagiannis, the first customer of the ID.3 in Astypalea, is a big proponent of electromobility. His new electric vehicle replaces a Volkswagen Golf 3: “Electromobility fits perfectly with Astypalea. Here the distances are short, the energy consumption is low and the charging network is already well developed. I sincerely hope that Astypalaia will inspire other regions to step up their efforts to protect the environment and adopt electromobility solutions.”

Maik Stephan, Business Development Manager and Project Manager of Volkswagen Group, says: “Astipalea is a laboratory for the mobility of the future. The island is undergoing the same change as any other region in Europe, albeit in record time. With the first private customers moving to electric vehicles, the news will quickly spread just how exciting electromobility is.”

Recently, the Volkswagen importer for Greece, Kosmocar, and the island’s municipality launched a recycling initiative with the aim of ridding the island of end-of-life vehicles. In many places broken motorcycles, cars and trucks are left behind, polluting the beautiful island of Astypalaia. The recycling campaign aims to put an end to the environmental impact associated with this, while further beautifying the island. To do this, the vehicles are collected by a group of volunteers and then transported by boat to Athens, where they are finally recycled by professionals.

The next milestone of the “Smart & Sustainable Island” project is coming very soon: in the summer, Volkswagen will launch innovative, fully electric mobility services together with local companies. Ridesharing and carsharing are designed to improve mobility and reduce the total number of vehicles on the island.

Source: La Verdad

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