"There is a winner, and it is BYD. On April 4, 2025, news emerged about the tender issued by the Municipality of Taranto for six 12-metre electric buses, including three charging points, intended for Kyma Mobilità. Now, ten months later, the Municipality of Taranto has published the official award decision on its website. BYD Europe narrowly came out on top, by just 0.37 points: the European division of the Chinese manufacturer scored 85.54 points, compared with 85.17 for KMobility,"
"the Italian dealer of Karsan. Third place went to Pagliani Service with 82.84 points, fourth to Menarini Spa (whose offer, however, was not deemed "adequate"), and fifth and last to Iveco Spa with 61.75 points. Compared to the total contract value for the supplies (€3.6 million for the six e-buses and €210,000 for the three charging infrastructures), set at €3,810,000.00, B YD submitted an offer of €3,122,250.00, proposing its BYD eBus B12.b model."
Taranto issued a tender on April 4, 2025 for six 12-metre electric buses and three charging points for Kyma Mobilità. The Municipality published the official award decision ten months later. BYD Europe won with 85.54 points, narrowly ahead of KMobility's 85.17 (a 0.37-point margin); Pagliani Service placed third with 82.84, Menarini Spa's offer was judged not adequate, and Iveco scored 61.75. The contract total was set at €3,810,000 and BYD bid €3,122,250 offering the BYD eBus B12.b. Required specifications included Class I battery-electric buses 11.70–13.50 m long, capacity of at least 80 passengers, three access doors (including a front inward-swinging sliding door), regenerative braking, two Combo2 plug-in sockets, and expected annual mileage of 80,000 km per vehicle.
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