Russia’s capital will strive to ensure there are more electric vehicles on city roads. In this respect reports interfax-russia.ru, citing Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
“Today, 80% of emissions released into the atmosphere come from cars. Transitioning to electric energy is the number one priority for cities. And just as we solved the problem with electric buses and set ourselves the task of switching to fully electric buses, we will set ourselves the task that in some future, in some acceptable future, the majority of cars on the streets of Moscow will be electric. “said Sergei Sobyanin.
According to the mayor, there are 3.5 thousand charging stations for electric vehicles in Moscow. It is planned to build 1 thousand more charging stations in the near future.
It happened before that knownThe first fast electric charging station went into operation in Lipetsk. Electric vehicle owners can charge their vehicle’s battery up to 80% in 20 minutes, while at standard electric charging stations this process takes from several hours to a day. In the near future, it is planned to install 10 more fast electric charging stations, each with a capacity of 150 kW, which will allow charging more than 330 cars per day.
Also, at the beginning of October, Russian President Vladimir Putin saidHe said that they are currently investigating the possibility of producing the Russian Atom electric car from the Kama company in Uzbekistan. The power reserve of the car, which can reach 100 km/h in 7 seconds, will be 500 km.
Previously reportedRusHydro announced that 20% of Evolute electric vehicles in its fleet were defective.