Mercedes-Benz Electric Vehicle Is Latest to Serve As Popemobile

2025-05-15T15:30:37Z

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The newest popemobile is a custom Mercedes-Benz G-class electric vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius personally delivered the car to Pope Francis in 2024.
It features a bulletproof glass canopy, an adjustable back seat for the pope, and white interiors.

The day before Pope Francis died, he took one last ride in his popemobile. Pope Leo XIV could be the next to use it.

The custom Mercedes-Benz G-class electric vehicle was designed to transport Francis around Vatican City emission-free as part of his commitment to environmental justice.

“With this popemobile, we are also sending out a clear call for electromobility and decarbonization,” Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius said in a statement in December 2024, when he delivered the car to Pope Francis.

Mercedes-Benz has a long history of providing cars for the papacy, dating back to a Nürburg 460 Pullman Saloon for Pope Pius XI in 1930.

Take a look at the most recent version of the popemobile.

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