The Popemobile's Influence on Modern Vehicle Design

Pope Francis' current popemobile is a gasoline-powered G-Class for his weekly General Audiences. A green car for the green Pope. A team of ... The first popemobile wasn't an automobile at all. In the 1800's, twelve footmen carried the “sedia gestatoria” or “chair for carrying” around on their ... Mercedes officials called the new vehicle the first all-electric popemobile, but Francis has also used electric cars on some of his foreign ... Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church, has doubled down on his commitment to the environment with a new electric popemobile presented ... Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass. The popemobile Francis will use on this trip is much like another he used in Ecuador earlier this year -- a specially-built Jeep Wrangler -- open and unarmored. His Holiness Pope Francis received as a gift from the CBCJ, a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai adapted for his mobility needs. A Fiat 500L used by Pope Francis in New York City is going up for auction and could fetch $100000. The Popemobile is said to have bridged a connection to the faithful in ways never before possible, turning papal visits into accessible events for both local ... After nearly a century of gas-powered Popemobiles, the Pope turns to electric with a bespoke Mercedes-Benz G-Class. ... Pope Francis is making ...