Greece and Volkswagen partner in the Aegean

Who would imagine that a picturesque whitewashed Greek island against the deep blue of the Aegean Sea would be the site of a cutting-edge electric vehicle project led by the Hellenic Republic in cooperation with the Volkswagen Group? As Greece decidedly moves toward an era of economic transformation, innovation and sustainable development, our recent agreement on the Astypalaia project is just one of many examples of our "new normal."

The small island of Astypalaia in the southern Aegean will soon become the first smart and sustainable island with energy autonomy in the Mediterranean. By 2025, the island will achieve zero-emission mobility. This emblematic project aspires to create an entirely new transport system with digital mobility services including an all-electric year-round ridesharing service designed to completely revamp the current limited local bus service....