ATM awards the contract to Kmobility for 110 new buses
The investment by the Milanese public transport company forms part of the ‘full electric’ plan, funded by resources from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)
ATM has awarded the contract for 110 new electric buses to Kmobility, worth 76 million euros, “which confirms ATM’s ‘inevitable path’ towards tackling new environmental and energy challenges”, as highlighted in the official statement from the Milanese public transport company, which is controlled by the City of Milan. In addition to the supply of the buses, the sum also covers their maintenance and battery replacement services.
The first delivery comprises 34 new buses – 22 for the city of Milan and 12 for Monza – via the subsidiary Net. The first new bus will enter service by the end of 2027.
The winning company is a Karsan dealer – a firm specialising in the manufacture of electric buses and commercial vehicles – and forms part of the wider environmental transition plan that ATM has been implementing for several years. Half of Milan’s bus fleet is already electric: more than 600 of the 1,200 buses currently operating on the city’s streets across 40 Milanese routes are electric.
The 110 new electric buses, manufactured by Karsan and of the e-ATA 12 model, are divided as follows: 80 for ATM and 30 for its subsidiary Net. All are fully accessible, equipped with the most advanced safety and comfort features, and have a range of approximately 600 km under standard conditions.
The new buses can carry up to 90 passengers and, in Milan, are fitted with two spaces reserved for wheelchairs for people with disabilities.
