The capital company has created a battery for the Russian electric car LADA

The manufacturer has developed one of the main battery systems of the new domestic electric car LADA e-Largus. The details were provided by the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of the capital Vladislav Ovchinsky.

“The capital’s manufacturer of electronic solutions for transport, GC Itelma, took part in the creation of batteries for a new domestic electric car. The company’s specialists developed one of its most complex parts – the power plant control system,” said Vladislav Ovchinsky. He recalled that Moscow industrialists successfully produce high-tech products and actively participate in the implementation of innovative projects in the country.

Production of a pilot batch of LADA e-Largus was launched in Izhevsk on December 15. More than half of the car consists of Russian spare parts, and the range of the electric car reaches 390 km. The electric vehicle’s dual battery has an energy capacity of 61 kilowatt-hours and can be located in the engine compartment and in the area where the gas tank was previously located. There is also a lightweight version with a capacity of 45.7 kilowatt-hours.

“This is a new stage in the development of electric transport in Russia and an important step forward for our company and the entire automotive industry of the country. We plan to localize the last foreign element – ​​the battery cell – in the next two years,” said Anton Mukhin, CEO of the Autonomous Energy System.