OREANDA-NEWS. According to official data of the company Mitsubishi, in January-October 2015, in Russia it was sold 15 electric vehicles Mitsubishi I-MiEV, and as of the beginning of December already 20 of these models went to customers. Rating of electric vehicles in Russia in January-October is as follows.

1. Tesla Model S - 51 units;

2. Mitsubishi I-MiEV - 15 units;

3. EL LADA - 14 units;

4. Nissan Leaf - 13 units;

5. BMW i3 - 6 units;

6. Renault Twizy - 1 units.

Taking into account the revised data the total volume of the market of new electric vehicles in the January-October of 2015 in Russia was 100, but not 89 as previously reported. This is less by 52 units (-34%) compared to the same period of the last year (152 units).

Market of electric vehicles is only gaining momentum in Russia. I-MIEV is the only one electric car model that is sold in Russia through the official dealer network (guaranteed), its value is 999 thousand Rubles now. Also in Russia there are delivered unofficially new and used Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Renault Twizy.

"We sell electric vehicles in Russia since 2011, and today, we can confidently say that the market of electric vehicles in our country shows stable development. I am sure that other automakers will decide on the start of official sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids", - said Alex Wiener, the Head of Project Development of electric cars Ltd." MMC Rus".

The need and interest in electric cars are increasing every year among Russians, but without government support, this market will develop very slowly.

Developing of a network of charging stations, some tax incentives will make the electric cars more attractive for people and businesses.