The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation transplants employees to Russian electric vehicles

In mid-November 2022 Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation , it announced the purchase of electric vehicles, Evolute i-PRO which was made Russian at the electric vehicle plant "" in the Motorinvest Lipetsk region. These machines will be used by employees of the central office of the department.

{{quote 'We, as the Ministry of Natural Resources, certainly support the development of electric vehicles in Russia and the transition from diesel and gasoline engines to electric ones. And we ourselves want to become an example for other state institutions, replacing our outdated service fleet with electric vehicles, - said the head of the ministry Alexander Kozlov. }}

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation transplants employees to Russian electric vehicles

At the same time, the department did not specify how many electric cars will be purchased. By mid-November 2022, there are 46 cars in the park of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the wear of which is 98%, the press service of the ministry said.

They also noted that next to the building of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Moscow there are several charging stations: fast charging in 36 minutes and slow charging - 8.5 hours. In the future, it is possible to install a charging station directly near the ministry itself.

The Evolute i-PRO sedan in Russia is equipped with one 150 hp electric motor and 260 Nm and a battery that provides a 420-kilometer range. The only package of the electric car is estimated at 2,990,000 rubles (the price is relevant for November 2022), however, when buying under the concessional lending system, you can count on significant discounts.

{{quote 'The shift from fossil fuels to renewables, from combustion-powered cars to zero-emission electric transport SO2 is a prime example of paradigm shift in power and transportation. We are very glad that our colleagues from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia were one of the first to evaluate our approach by choosing Evolute electric vehicles for their fleet, "said Andrey Reznikov, managing partner of Motorinvest^[1] }}

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