OREANDA-NEWS. While at IzhAvto there is preparation the petrol version LADA Vesta for the production, Engineering is puzzled with developing of electric version of the model at AvtoVAZ in Togliatti. According to the president of the company, Bo Inge Andersson, the first sample is already assembled. And, apparently, it will be done in collaboration with the engineers of the alliance Renault-Nissan.

"As electric vehicles - I can say that our engineers have been working on this subject for a long time - explained the current state of electric vehicles in the "AvtoVAZ", Bo Andersson. - I'm working on electric cars 20 years; it is very difficult and very expensive. And it all comes back to the batteries. In fact, to develop our own system of charging batteries - I do not believe. But we have a huge advantage in that we work with "Renault-Nissan". And there is sense to take the best from the Alliance. It is good that Yug Demarchelier, who worked here for six years, now is the leader of this trend in the "Renault-Nissan" around the world ...".

Recall that the lot of electric vehicles, about which Mr. Grunenkov says, was developed on the basis of estate car LADA Kalina. Technical capabilities of the model – is 140-150 km on a single electric charge in summer, but in winter, taking into account the energy consumption for heating the cabin – there is a little less mileage. This car of AvtoVAZ can be re-charged from ordinary household 16 amp socket, the charging time is 8 hours. On specially equipped stations the fast charge process takes 1 hour 20 minutes. The electric car is accelerating up to 100 km for 12-14 seconds. As experts of enterprise engineering say, the much more impressive look the comparative characteristics of the electric vehicle, if we talk about the time, required to accelerate the vehicle up to 60 km, but in the world it is not accepted. As for the monetary savings, the electric "Kalina" (model named Ellada) needs 25 kW for full charge. In terms of money at current prices for electricity – it is about 75 rubles.