Production of the new cheapest hybrid car to begin in Russia
The Evolute brand plans to introduce a new hybrid model of the C-class in Russia, which will cost less than the seven-seat i-Space crossover. Andrey Reznikov, managing partner of the Motorinvest plant, which produces Evolute cars, told Izvestia about this.
“We will introduce a hybrid model in the C-class — cheaper than the i-Space. It only appeared on the Chinese market this year. It will be a super-modern product. Unfortunately, previously the Russian market of localized electric vehicles could not boast of modern models due to, let’s say, historical issues,” said Andrey Reznikov.
The top manager also added that in 2026, the plant near Lipetsk may not have any models built on platforms that are outdated by Chinese standards and are already more than a year old. According to him, this will also affect plans for localizing components.
“This imposes some restrictions: we cannot localize components earlier, since we understand that the existing line is slightly behind international standards. And what we are launching is only just being born. Accordingly, we will localize universal components as quickly as possible,” noted Andrey Reznikov.
