14 Apr Elli Mobility provides charging services for the Vatican’s electric fleet
The Vatican has selected Elli, Volkswagen Group’s energy and charging brand, as a mobility service partner for its expanding electric vehicle fleet. Through the Elli charging card and digital fleet management platform, the Vatican will enable its service vehicles to charge across Europe while centrally managing charging processes, costs and energy consumption.
“Fleet electrification is accelerating across Europe, and institutions are looking for reliable partners to manage this transition. The Vatican illustrates that the real work of electrification begins after the vehicles are delivered,” says Giovanni Palazzo, CEO of Elli. “Our role is to translate the ambition of sustainable mobility into reliable day-to-day operations. This enables organisations to operate electric fleets efficiently across borders and to fully realise the economic benefits of electrification.”
Elli Mobility, the dedicated fleet and mobility services subsidiary from Elli, serves as the operational backbone for corporate fleet customers. This cooperation represents another step in the Vatican’s long-term sustainability strategy, which aims to convert the state’s vehicle fleet to climate-neutral mobility by 2030.
In recent years, the State of Vatican City has steadily expanded its electric mobility activities. In 2024, nearly 40 fully electric vehicles from Volkswagen’s ID. family were delivered as part of the ongoing fleet transition, followed by additional electric utility vehicles in 2025. Electric vehicles are expected to play an increasingly important role in the Vatican’s mobility operations as the fleet continues to evolve.
At the same time, the Vatican administration will use Elli’s digital fleet management platform, Elli Fleet Charging, to centrally manage charging cards, charging sessions and billing processes. Fleet administrators can monitor charging activities, track energy consumption, assign cards digitally and export charging data for accounting and reporting purposes. Related News
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