Electric island Astypalea: Transformation of mobility fully underway
will supply electric vehicles entirely with electricity generated from renewable sources from 2024
June 13, 2023 – The island of Astypalea serves as a future laboratory for smart, sustainable mobility. As part of a joint project of the Volkswagen Group and the Hellenic Republic, it is to be gradually converted to e-mobility, digital mobility solutions and green energy. First results are positive: The new, digital mobility solutions are well established, 25 percent of the inhabitants regularly use the ASTYBUS ridesharing service. Over the past twelve months alone it has completed more than 200,000 customer kilometres. Electrification also makes progress: Almost all new cars to be registered on Astypalea are now fully electric.
The ridesharing service ASTYBUS has replaced the traditional bus line, which had offered a very limited local transport on Astypalea . Unlike the bus line, ASTYBUS operates all year round and connects many more places on the island. Depending on the season, up to
ID. Buzz (NWB) - Power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 22.0-20.6; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0; consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not NEDC are available for the vehicle. Information on consumption and CO₂ emissions, shown in ranges, depends on the selected vehicle equipment.
ID.3 Pro - Power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 16.5-15.2; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not NEDC are available for the vehicle. Information on consumption and CO₂ emissions, shown in ranges, depends on the selected vehicle equipment.
SEAT MÓ eScooter 125 - Power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 7.0; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0; consumption and emission values in accordance with WLTP and not NEDC are available for the vehicle. Information on consumption and CO₂ emissions, shown in ranges, depends on the selected vehicle equipment.
Astypalea: Kick-off for transformation to smart, sustainable island
transition to e-mobility Academic study to monitor transformation of Astypalea Green energy: Solar Park will provide 3 MW by 2023 Volkswagen CEO Diess: “Astypalea is a future lab for Europe”
Astypalea is on course to become a smart, sustainable island. The first electric vehicles, including the first fully electric police car in Greece, were taken into service today in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis. The first public and private charging points were also inaugurated. The event marked the launch of the transition to full electrification on Astypalea . In the coming years, the island wants to switch to smart sustainable mobility and completely modernizing its energy system. Volkswagen and the Greek government signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect last November.
Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, said: “Astypalea will be a future lab for decarbonization in Europe. We will be
ID.4 - power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): combined 16.9-15.5; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.
Smart & Sustainable Island: First electric cars for private customers on Astypalea
The electrification of Astypalea is picking up speed: The Volkswagen Group has delivered the first electric cars to private customers on the Greek island. A turquoise ID.3 Pure was handed over to its new owner directly at the windmills of Chora, the main town on Astypalea . Further deliveries included the ID.4 and e-up! as well as the Seat MÓ eScooter 125. As a result, the e-fleet on Astypalea is further growing, after the local authorities have been using electric vehicles already since last year. The "Smart & Sustainable Island" project is a joint initiative of the Volkswagen Group and the Hellenic Republic. In the coming years, Astypalea will be converted into an island where the mobility will be smart and sustainable, and the energy system will be completely renewed.
Thanos Papagiannis, the first ID.3 customer on Astypalea , is a firm advocate of e-mobility. His new electric vehicle replaces a Volkswagen Golf 3 : "E-mobility is a perfect match for Astypalea . The distances here are
ID.3 - combined power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 14.0-13.7, CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+++.
Volkswagen starts mobility services on Astypalea, marking next step in Greek island’s electrification
reality on the Greek island of Astypalea . The ridesharing service "ASTYBUS" and the vehicle sharing service "astyGO" were put into operation today in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess. Both mobility services are operating exclusively with fully electric vehicles and ensure significantly improved mobility on the island compared to the previous public transport system. It’s the next step in the transformation of Astypalea : By 2026, the island wants to switch to smart, sustainable mobility and completely modernize its energy system. The joint project of the Volkswagen Group and the Hellenic Republic serves as a future laboratory for a rapid decarbonization in Europe.
Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group: "The discussion about the shift from fossil fuels to renewables has gained new momentum in Europe. Volkswagen is a driver of change, leading the transformation to e-mobility in Europe. Here on Astypalea , we are introducing new mobility
Volkswagen Group and Greece to create model island for climate-neutral mobility
Lighthouse project: Mediterranean island of Astypalea to transition to e-mobility, smart mobility solutions and green power generation Volkswagen and Greece sign memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mitsotakis: “The ambitious endeavor is the result of a close partnership.” CEO Diess: “Astypalea anticipates zero-emission mobility from the year 2050 already today.”
The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a groundbreaking mobility system on the Mediterranean island of Astypalea . To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. In the long run, Astypalea will become a model island for climate-neutral mobility. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed in Wolfsburg and Athen today by Konstantinos Fragogiannis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group. New mobility services such as vehicle sharing or
ID. BUZZ – concept car.
ID. CROZZ – concept car.
ID.3 – combined power consumption in kWh/100 km (NEDC): 15.4-14.5, CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.
