Plans for the development of electric vehicles in Russia

As the statistics shows, there are two camps discussing electric cars. The first camp is called «bad». Supporters of this camp say that we are all on oil-needle, and only the next generation will be environmentally friendly on the road.

The Second camp «Romance». Then who cares what was there before, what the problem is now — the important thing is that in the distant future will appear (exactly when is unknown, but it doesn't matter), which will solve all problems.

I'm not mocking you, well, maybe a little bit. The fact that all these arguments have something wrong. Some do not want to fight or think it is inefficient, and the other is not particularly worried, as everything will be solved sometime later. But if all you like ecological and economical thing to do right now? No one offers to invest in battery infrastructure — all, apparently, think that the issue will resolve itself, or some rich friend, will solve the world's problems.

But these thoughts will always be people that will tell you what I paid for it. Well, if you refer to someone from the outside? For example:

Volvo predicts lack of demand on the internal combustion engine

it looks like the head of Volvo håkan Samuelsson

Head of Volvo håkan Samuelsson is confident that electric cars will become more popular after the epidemic coronavirus. Says Samuelsson:

Electrification will go faster. For governments interested in electrification, and today it would be wise to bet on electric cars

Everything is great except the word «concerned». I don't know, interested whether to lead the fall in oil prices and other disruptions of our government, but there is a chance. The only thing I do not understand, therefore Samuelsson decided that the interest in electric vehicles will grow everywhere. He refers to the statistics of China where interest in electric vehicles has increased by 20%, and the statistics of Europe, where the interest is also increased to 30%.

An Important clarification, I think, will be the fact that there are 20 and 30 percent of what? If the world's population, that is a direct mass, and electric cars won. But if the previous values, then, for example, around 6000 electric cars. Plus 30% of this value = 1800 machines. For the Russian market — a drop in the ocean, and for manufacturers of a potential 1800 machines with a minimum value of 3-4 million rubles.

It may be that Samuelsson catapulted information to «to stimulate» demand to fall will not.

the Car from the Volvo Recharge

In addition, Volvo has launched in the Russian market, the brand Recharge. Its essence is to electrify cars. The brand will focus on electric cars, "mild hybrids" or hybrid charging from an external source (plug-in hybrid).

As «teasers» Volvo promises to pay all year electricity for charging plug-in hybrid models, but the promotion is only valid until September 30, 2020. If you wanted to buy something of such things, you can pay attention to.

AVTOVAZ about drones and electric cars

Vesta EV for 3 million rubles.

Says the Director of the program Lada B/C Andrei Likhachev

Currently there is no effective, from the point of view of business, platforms, and sufficient consumer demand for electric cars. Technology development hampered by the difference in climatic zones, inadequate legislation and lack of infrastructure.

In addition to oil, there are plenty of problems that need to be addressed:

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• Unprofitable. No one will for release a couple of thousand vehicles to suffer huge losses.

The Climate. We have a cold, and batteries don't like that affects the overall efficiency. the

• Legislation. It still really is not for electric vehicles.
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• Low demand. Electric cars don't want for 3-4 million — it is expensive and does not Suite for their money.
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• Lack of infrastructure. Even if you the major, who is spending 3-4 million a month, than you will charge your electric car? No more electric charging stations in the quantities to be able to move without fear that it won't charge the car.

Because of this, he AVTOVAZ drawsthe following term:

No sense on their own, especially in the absence of demand, to develop components for electric vehicles. Because the partners from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi there are such products, and when the time comes, they can be applied on platforms of AVTOVAZ.

At the moment, AVTOVAZ, there are two models of electric vehicles: Lada Vesta and Lada Ellada EV. The price tags on both 960 thousand and 3 million, respectively. Can purchase if desired.

Lada Ellada for 960 thousand rubles

So we'll have to wait long, because «the magician in the blue helicopter» do not arrive soon, electric cars will not take our market in the short term. But the dream is never harmful — write, as if you started electromobile revolution? Where would you start? You can talk about how electric cars are better or worse, to do what? I see that this topic is a caring, share your opinion in here or comments.

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