The Russian car market may soon be a small electric city EV richer. The Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer Kamaz has joined Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University for the electric Kama-1.
The Kama-1 developed by Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and Kamaz is a small car of a very different order from the heavy commercial vehicles that Kamaz normally puts on the asphalt. The Kama-1 is a 3.4 meter short electric city car that is 1.7 meters wide and 1.6 meters high. The ground clearance of the electrical block box is 16 centimeters. In terms of size, the Kama-1 is comparable to the Smart ForFour and Renault Twingo.
More interesting than the dimensions are of course the technical specifications. The Kama-1 has a battery pack with a capacity of 33 kWh, good for a range of about 250 city kilometers. The electric city car has a 109 hp electric motor that makes a top speed of 150 km / h possible. Whoever gives the Kama-1 firmly on his falie should be able to get the EV to 100 km / h in 6.7 seconds. Great values. According to Kamaz, a battery pack must be fully charged again in 20 minutes on a fast charger.
Kama-1
Kamaz has not yet released extensive images and so we have to do with a bunch of screenshots of a promotional video thrown into the world by Kamaz. The Kama-1 has LED headlights all around, dynamic turn signals and in its apparently minimalist designed interior, among other things, a 9-inch display in the heart of the steering wheel. Smart detail: fenders, sills and bumpers, among other things, can be replaced in an instant, according to Kamaz. Handy if the Kama-1 ever shows up at car-sharing services. Kamaz also reports that the Kama-1 must be able to find its way semi-autonomously (level 3).
Kamaz says it ultimately wants to produce around 20,000 Kama-1s annually. The compact EV should be available for both private individuals and car-sharing companies sometime next year.