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Rampini’s electric buses will be the standard bearers of the energy transition in Sicily, which has chosen made in Italy to take this much-needed and significant step.
The Sicilian Region, in fact, has decided to invest inzero-impact mobilityto accelerate the energy transition and has chosen Rampini Spa, a company from Umbria and the only one making zero-emission buses on Italian soil.
The Municipality of Pantelleriahas commissioned two RampiniEltron60, 6-meter all-electric buses with a capacity of 30 passengersand a range of more than 250 kilometers. The Rampini E60 minibuses are intended for local public transport on the island, which is located within a National Park.
Pantelleria is participating in the “Smarter Italy, boroughs of the future” program, which sees the island as the only Sicilian municipality selected along with twelve others in Italy. The Smarter Italy project is just the latest chapter of a path already underway, which aims to make Pantelleria, a virtuous example of sustainabilityin Italy. The island, in fact, is among the 26 in Europe that are pioneers in energy transition, selected by the Clean Energy for Eu Islands Secretariat.