Pope Francis has gone fully electric for his next installment of the Pope-mobil, which was revealed at the Vatican on Wednesday. The new four-wheel-drive car is in line with the Pontiff’s preaching on environmental protection and will have zero carbon emissions.

The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a new open-top popemobile, an all-electric Mercedes-Benz that Pope Francis will use when he greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square.

German automaker Mercedes-Benz delivered an electric popemobile to the Vatican on Wednesday for use by the pontiff, who has repeatedly called for global action on the climate crisis. The Mercedes popemobile is not the first electric vehicle to be used by the Vatican.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG may be struggling to sell its electric cars, but it just landed a heavenly endorsement: Pope Francis.

Shortly before his 88th birthday, the head of 1.4 billion Catholics is treating himself to a new set of wheels: a custom-made vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that for the first time drives without any harmful CO2 emissions.

Pope Francis has gone fully electric for his next installment of the Pope-mobil, which was revealed at the Vatican on Wednesday. The new four-wheel-drive car is in line with the Pontiff’s preaching on environmental protection and will have zero carbon emissions. (AP video and production by Paolo Santalucia)

Benz, which has supplied cars to the Vatican for nearly 10 years, the new Popemobile was unveiled in a ceremony involving the Pope and the company's leadership. "This is a special honor for our company,