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Electric vehicles (Russian market)
Main article: Electric vehicles (Russian market)
2025: State plan for the production of electric vehicles approved in Russia
The Russian government approved a plan to increase the production of electric vehicles and hybrids sevenfold by 2030, providing for an increase in production from 8 thousand to 54.2 thousand units. This became known in January 2025.
The production of electric vehicles will be increased in stages: up to 11 thousand units in 2025, 17.7 thousand in 2026, 23.5 thousand in 2027, 28.7 thousand in 2028, 40.6 thousand in 2029.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Albert Karimov said that the key factors in achieving the goals will be the creation of a unified platform and the establishment of mass production of components for electric and hybrid cars.
The government allocated ₽160 billion for the development of a unified platform. This will create a base for the mass production of domestic electric vehicles of various types and classes.
In 2024, the production of electric vehicles amounted to 8 thousand units, which corresponds to 1% of the total production of cars in Russia. At the same time, sales of new electric vehicles reached 19.39 thousand units, an increase of 31% compared to 2023.
The total number of electric vehicles on Russian roads has reached 60 thousand units. The planned increase in production should contribute to an increase in the share of electric vehicles in the country's fleet.
The Electric Vehicle Development Program transport is part of a single plan to achieve national development goals. Russia Particular attention is paid to creating a component base and localizing the production of key units and units.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade emphasizes the importance of developing its own production of components for electric vehicles and hybrids. This will reduce dependence on imports and create a full-fledged production chain.
The implementation of the plan involves a phased increase in production capacity and the expansion of the range of domestic electric vehicles.[1]
2024
Allocation of ₽87,8 billion for the development of a national modular platform for the production of Russian electric vehicles
On November 12, 2024, the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes approved an amendment to the draft budget, providing for the allocation of ₽87,8 billion for the development of a national modular platform for the production of cars. The funds will be sent to the Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of FSUE NAMI in the period from 2025 to 2027.
According to RBC, the financing of the project was distributed as follows: ₽25,6 billion each in 2025 and 2026, as well as ₽36,6 billion in 2027. The funds are allocated within the framework of the national project "Industrial support of transport mobility" and the state program "Development of industry and increasing its competitiveness."
Alexey Matushansky, Director of the Department of Strategic Development and Corporate Policy of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, announced plans to develop a modular platform for golf-class cars, medium and business segments. Particular emphasis will be placed on creating a base for successive hybrids and electric vehicles.
Natalya Nikipelova, President of TVEL, stressed the importance of creating a unified Russian platform for the mass production of electric vehicles. The combination of platform, electric drive and battery makes up more than 60% of the cost of an electric car, she said.
The Ranera company, which is part of the TVEL structure, is building a gigafactory in the Kaliningrad region with a capacity of 4 GVt·ch per year for the production of battery cells and batteries. The state corporation also plans to launch the production of an integrated electric drive, a microelectronic base and composite materials to reduce the weight of electric vehicles.
Expert of NTI "Autonet" Alexey Firsin noted that upon reaching 80% of the localization of production, the implementation of the project will create more than 300 thousand new workplaces. The existing variety of models and platforms makes it difficult to ensure the necessary volumes of production of auto components for local suppliers.[2]
Lukoil was the first in Russia to launch the production of transmission liquids for electric vehicles
In mid-August 2024, it became known that Lukoil was the first in Russia to launch the production of a specialized line of transmission liquids for electric vehicles. Read more here.
2023
9,740 electric vehicles produced in Russia per year
In 2023, 9,740 electric vehicles were produced in Russia with a planned 9200 units. Deputy Minister of Economic Development Maxim Kolesnikov spoke about this at the end of January 2024 at a meeting on the implementation of the initiative for the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation "Electric car and hydrogen car."
According to Kolesnikov, in 2023, 1,151 fast charging stations for electric vehicles were installed in the Russian Federation, while the launch of 1,136 units was planned. As part of the implementation of the Electric Car and Hydrogen Car project, more than 1,200 new jobs were created and additional tax revenues of 16 billion rubles were received.
At a meeting held at the end of January 2024, the deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Development also reported that over the past two years, two lines of fast charging stations have been introduced in 36 regions. In 2024, their number should grow to 65, and the plan for the installation of fast electric filling stations for the year - 1,437 units.
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov at the meeting focused on the need to increase the efficiency and number of electric stations.
 | In 2024, we are talking about a double increase in the network and a double increase in the number of regions in which a fast charging infrastructure is being created. The number of fast charging stations by the end of 2024 should increase to more than 2.5 thousand, - Belousov emphasized. |  |
He instructed for the next meeting to work out both additional measures to stimulate production and issues of creating conditions for the development of special platforms that allow consumers to conveniently find and use charging stations, and for participants in the implementation of the initiative to monitor the development of such infrastructure.[3]
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is tightening the requirements for the localization of electric vehicles. It will be more difficult to get state support
On December 25, 2023, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation is tightening the requirements for the localization of electric vehicles, necessary to obtain state support. This solution can complicate the production and sale of electrified vehicles for those companies that already do business in the Russian market.
According to the Vedomosti newspaper, in November 2023 AvtoVAZ made a proposal to tighten the requirements for the localization of electric vehicles for admission to state support measures. According to the domestic automaker, this is necessary to promote the Lada Largus electric model. Pilot production of this machine began at the Lada Izhevsk site in mid-December 2023, and serial production is planned to be mastered in May 2024.
It is assumed that the thresholds for obtaining state support by manufacturers of electric vehicles will be "verified taking into account the provisions of the strategy for the development of the automotive industry, the concept of the development of the industry, as well as the obligations of manufacturers within the framework of existing special investment contracts." Changes can be made to government decree No. 364 on the procedure for subsidizing loans under the subprogram "Automotive industry" of the state program "Development of industry and increasing its competitiveness." In addition, the possibility of gradually tightening the requirements for the localization of electric vehicles and supplementing the rules for compensation for waste collection is being studied.
Avtostat executive director Sergei Udalov believes that the new requirements will complicate the implementation of existing domestic electric vehicles. According to him, sales of such machines are associated with difficulties, since the growth rate of the electric car market does not correspond to the development rate of the charging infrastructure. Tightening the conditions for providing state support can aggravate the situation.[4]
2022
Electric vehicles for housing and communal services began to be assembled in Izhevsk
At the end of October 2022, the Sarapul Power Generation Plant (SEGZ) began serial production of electric vehicles for the housing and communal services (housing and communal services). A new model called UMTET was developed by specialists from the IzhSpetsTech engineering center at the Izhevsk State Technical University named after M. T. Kalashnikov. Read more here.
Rosatom began supplying Avtotor with components for the production of electric vehicles
In mid-October 2022, it became known that Rosatom began supplying Avtotor with components for the production of electric vehicles. Read more here.
The first electric cars on domestic batteries appeared in Russia
July 27, 2022 it became known about the appearance of the first Russia electric vehicles in on domestic batteries. They were developed by the company Ranera"," part of Rosatom"." More. here
A contract was signed for the production of Chinese electric vehicles near Lipetsk for 13 billion rubles
In March 2022, Motorinvest LLC, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Lipetsk Region signed a special investment contract (SPIC) on the implementation of a project for the serial production of Chinese electric vehicles at the company's enterprise. Read more here.
2021
Avtotor will be engaged in the production of electric vehicles for 32 billion rubles
At the end of September 2021, it became known that Avtotor will produce electric vehicles and components for them, which will also be exported. Read more here.
The government approved the concept for the development of the production of electric vehicles
On August 23, 2021, the Russian government approved a concept for the development of the production and use of electric vehicles, designed for a period until 2030. Read more here.
2017: Plan for construction of Russia's first electric vehicle plant
In the spring of 2018, the construction of the first electric vehicle plant in Russia will begin in Primorye. A message about this was published on the official website of the regional administration. The project is jointly implemented by the Russian holding Sumotori and the Japanese corporation Arai Shoji Co. Ltd. The company will become a resident of Nadezhdinskaya TOR[5].
At the first stage, the plant will produce up to 5 thousand cars per year. They are planned to be exported to India and Thailand, as well as sold in Russia. This was reported in November last year by the general director of the Sumotori holding Vitaly Verkeenko, the PrimaMedia agency wrote. At the same time, it became known that investments in the project would amount to 500 million rubles.
Interestingly, the bodies of Japanese small cars will be used for the production of electric vehicles. "Some car recycling requirements have changed in Japan. It became possible to take very good small-class cars at almost zero cost, which can be converted into electric cars, "Vitaly Verkeenko previously explained such a decision.
In turn, electric motors and batteries for machines will be manufactured at Russian factories. The rest of the components are imported from the same Japan and the USA.
Notes
- ↑ Russia approved a plan for the production of electric vehicles until 2030
- ↑ Authorities have estimated the costs of a national automotive platform
- ↑ In 2024, the network of fast chargers for electric vehicles will expand to 65 regions
- ↑ Ministry of Industry and Trade may tighten requirements for localization of electric vehicles
- ↑ The first electric vehicle plant in Russia will be built in Primorye
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