The Pope acquires a recycled plastic car
The Pope will get a new car. One in partially recycled plastic from rubbish thrown in the world's oceans.
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Pope Francis (in a black car) visiting Iraq. Stock Photography.Picture: Andrew Medichini/AP/TT The car manufacturer Fisker in California specially builds electric vehicles, where the light of the sky is collected through solar panels and discarded plastic bottles become furnishings such as carpets. – I was inspired when I read that Pope Francis cares about the environment and the impact of climate change on future generations, says Henrik Fisker to Reuters. He has previously designed cars for the fine brand Aston Martin, but has now started American car production together with Geeta Gupta-Fisker. The two have met representatives of the Vatican, and came home with an order for a car of the model Ocean electric. Cost: around SEK 325,000 in the USA. Cars have long been of interest to the pope. They often travel in bulletproof so-called papal mobiles after the assassination attempt on John Paul II in 1981. However, the football fanatic Francis seems to have a certain interest in cars, and he marked his first time as pope driving a Ford Escort from 1976, but has switched to more environmentally friendly vehicles. Last year, he acquired a Toyota Mirai that is partly powered by hydrogen. However, the Pope's standard car is often a Mercedes-Benz.