In the summer of 2023, the UAZ-452 “Loaf” car with an electric motor will be presented in the Crimea, knowledgeable Mikhail Demuria, President of the Association for the Development of Electromobile Transport “Rustranselectro” to the TASS agency.
The “Donor” received the UAZ “Loaf” for the conversion of mass-produced cars into electric vehicles. An agreement has been made with the UAZ automobile plant, they are helping with the engineering resource,” he explained.
Demuria said that the project was developed by the Elkafa research and production organization and it is planned to start tests of the machine in the spring. According to him, it is planned to test the electric car in summer and winter conditions in the conditions of mountainous and steppe Crimea. The creators of the project will approve a number of components for turning the “Loaf” into an electric car for supply to Russian automobile factories.
It is assumed that a fuel generator could be installed in the engine compartment of the Loaf to increase its power reserve if the electric car is sent to places where it is not possible to charge the battery. For cold regions of Russia, heating of the passenger compartment with fuel is also possible.
“In 2023, fully domestically produced useful electrical machines will be introduced. The localization degree will reach 95% and above. We will start selling these electric vehicles not only in Crimea,” he said.
Previously reportedUAZ plans to port its models to a new platform.