On the map, the 18km-long, butterfly-shaped island of Astypalea looks as if it is hiding. It is a mere speck in the Dodecanese group in the southern Aegean, and a five-hour ferry ride from Paros in ...

Astypalea, in the Aegean Sea, has a population of 1,400. Around 32,000 to 36,000 tourists visit each year. Some of Astypalea's popular beaches and tourist destinations are reachable by a fleet of ...

There's no doubt that the world is shifting towards electric vehicles. However, no one seems to know what a fully electric society looks like, how it will function, and how things will unfurl in time; ...

Volkswagen Group and the municipality of Astypalea in Greece announced a joint project to electrify all of the island’s transportation back in 2020. Roughly three years later, the project appears ...

Greece is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, beautiful beaches, and stunning islands. In fact, there are about 6,000 islands and islets in the Aegean Sea, 227 of which are inhabited. And one of ...

The Dodecanese island of Astypalea is waving goodbye to petrol and diesel in a groundbreaking project that has been welcomed by local people Traditionally, the inhabitants of this rugged island, which ...

Volkswagen has delivered the first EVs to private customers on Astypalea as part of an experiment to transform the Greek island to an EV-only oasis. VW handed over the first examples of the ID.4 and ...

Those who want to be among the first to try out the much-anticipated VW ID. Buzz should book tickets to the Greek Island of Astypalea, where it will be available for ridesharing The “ASTYBUS” ...

The Greek island of Astypalea receives its first EVs from Volkswagen, as part of a plan to replace all vehicles on the island with EVs. The island will transition to sustainable energy sources in the ...

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