ATM integrates 29 Iveco electric buses into Sicilian fleet

The public transport operator Azienda Trasporti Di Messina (ATM) in the southern Italian city of Messina, Sicily, has taken delivery of 29 electric buses from Iveco Bus. This increases the number of electric buses in the ATM fleet to 97 units; 42 per cent of the total fleet.

Atm sizilien messina italien e busse iveco e way — Image: Iveco

The new Iveco electric buses comprise 18 solo buses, each twelve metres in length, and eleven 9.5-metre vehicles. They are designed for cable-based depot charging, while the solo buses are also equipped with pantograph charging functionality. By June 2026, Iveco will deliver an additional 18 electric buses, including twelve articulated buses and six midibuses, each eight metres in length.

In addition to these, the ATM Messina fleet already includes electric buses from BYD and Karsan. The total number of electric buses has now risen to 97 units, accounting for 42 percent of ATM Messina’s entire fleet of 232 buses. Carla Grillo, President of ATM, said: “ATM’s green fleet is continuously growing, thanks to strategic decisions taken since 2020 in synergy with the Municipality of Messina. Today, the company has an increasingly defined green identity and is progressing along the path of ecological transition at a pace above the national average, as certified by the latest ASSTRA report. Furthermore, by June 2026, a further eighteen electric buses will arrive, including twelve articulated units to be mainly deployed on the Shuttle line and six 8-metre buses.”

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about „ATM integrates 29 Iveco electric buses into Sicilian fleet“

Crystal Gordon

02.03.2026 um 17:43

I like the idea of electric busses. It's good for the economy and pollution. Electric with solar is where it's at. But, fuel is high right now, will fuel and electricity be higher in cost for consumer's as well as yourselves now and in the future? Is it going to cause more pollution?