At the beginning of this week, the Government of the Russian Federation approved a document entitled “Concept for the development of electric transport production until 2030.” Judging by its content, the key tasks for organizing and growing the production of electric vehicles are the development of the production base, deepening the localization of production, launching new products, as well as stimulating demand for the final product, organizing after-sales service, creating infrastructure and “removing regulatory barriers.”

The first stage of implementation of the concept will take place in 2021-2024. According to its results, at least 25,000 electric vehicles should be produced in Russia per year, and the number of public charging stations will increase to 9,400.

The second stage, which will take place in 2025-2030, will be more ambitious. The share of electric vehicles will reach 10% of the total production of passenger cars in Russia, domestic production of battery cells will start, and there will be 72,000 charging stations. And the total number of electric vehicles on Russian roads should reach 250,000 units.

In addition, the document involves organizing the production of Kia and Hyundai electric vehicles at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, where other models of these brands are already being produced.