Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a carmaker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea's public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents.

根据与政府的协议，汽车制造商大众捐赠了几辆新的电动汽车供阿斯帕利亚的公共服务部门使用，且将以成本价将其其他产品出售给该地1200名常住居民。