The Arktikugol trust plans to purchase around 50 electric vehicles to enable a complete renewal of the vehicle fleet in the Svalbard archipelago and switch to electric propulsion. informs NSN.
According to the publication, the first electric car from a Chinese manufacturer has already arrived in Barentsburg, the capital of Russian Spitsbergen. Anton Sergeev, Deputy Director General of the Arktikugol Trust, stated that such a change in the automotive industry is linked to Norway’s plans to completely ban the use of gasoline-powered cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) in the country from 2025.
By then, Barentsburg may be the first Russian city to provide fully eco-friendly transportation.
Andrey Reznikov, Managing Partner of Motorinvest, previously knowledgeableThe i-Jet electric crossover, which is planned to be produced under the Evolute brand in August, is scheduled to be sold in September this year. In addition, Motorinvest plans to launch a seven-seat minivan called i-Van, which will help meet demand in the minivan segment by the end of the third quarter.
It was previously reported that Tesla forces Optimus android robots to help sell electric cars.