Lombardy invests 110 million euros in electric buses despite end of national recovery plan
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The Lombardy region of Italy, along with several other cities and regions, continues to invest in electric buses even after the conclusion of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr).
The Consorzio Autoservizi Lombardi, acting on behalf of Air Pullman S.p.A. and STAV Servizi Trasporti Automobilistici S.p.A. launched a tender worth 113 million euros to purchase over 200 electric buses.
Funding for this initiative comes from the Piano Strategico Nazionale della Mobilità Sostenibile (PSNMS), a national plan for sustainable mobility, and will cover up to 88 million euros of the purchase price. The tender is divided into three sections based on vehicle type and size, and will serve areas including the Province of Pavia (Vigevano), the Milan metropolitan area, and Monza and Brianza. Other Italian cities are also expanding their electric fleets.
Ancona is procuring eight new electric buses, six articulated and two minibuses, worth nearly 5 million euros, and also added five electric school buses funded by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. In Sardinia, the CTM agency in Cagliari aims for a fully electric fleet of 300 buses, and ARST launched a tender for 22 additional electric urban buses valued at 12.17 million euros.
These purchases demonstrate a continued commitment to decarbonizing public transportation in Italy, even as national funding programs shift.
