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The pope goes electric with first EV popemobile from Mercedes-Benz

It’s a modified G-Class with four electric motors.

Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius, middle, delivering the electric popemobile to Pope Francis. Pope Francis will be riding in a new, all-electric popemobile after receiving a modified G-Class vehicle from Mercedes-Benz, the company announced Wednesday. The vehicle was modified to utilize four individual motors at each wheel for low-speed travel as the Pope greets visitors in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, for example.

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