Three Volkswagen ID. Buzz vehicles parked by the coast in Astypalea

How One Greek Island Could Unlock CO2-neutral mobility

July 26, 2022
3 minute read

July 26, 2022
3 minute read

With climate change threatening environments across the globe, a small Greek Island may hold the key to realizing future mobility that is carbon neutral: Astypalea.

Located just south of the island of Mykonos and home to 1,300 local residents, Astypalea is becoming the world’s first community to rely solely on smart and sustainable mobility. Enabled by local government’s expansion of renewable energy infrastructure, Astypalea’s smart and sustainable island project, which kicked off in 2020, is leveraging Volkswagen’s zero-direct emission, all electric ID. Buzz and ID.4 vehicles—alongside e-bike and e-scooter technologies—to transition the island toward a fully integrated, eco-conscious  transportation system.