Elon Musk announced the possible imminent arrival of Tesla in Russia | News from Germany about Russia

The American automaker Tesla may soon come to the Russian market, said the founder of the company, Elon Musk. “I think that we will soon be present in Russia and Tesla will soon be in Russia,” he said, speaking on Friday, May 21, via video link at the Russian marathon Novoye Znanie.

Musk also noted that Tesla’s presence in the region will also cover Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. He did not rule out the construction of a Tesla plant in the Russian Federation in the future. “We have a factory in Shanghai, we are also building in Berlin, Texas, California and we want to have factories in other parts of the world. Potentially we are considering the Russian Federation,” he said.

The construction of the German Tesla factory will be completed by the end of 2021

A few days ago, Musk announced that the Tesla gigafibrika in the German federal state of Brandenburg will begin car production at the end of 2021. Initially slated to begin production in July, Tesla changed the construction proposal to include the world’s largest battery plant, along with Tesla’s only electric vehicle plant in Europe. Since the additions to the construction plan require careful scrutiny by the regional authorities and the public, a delay of several months is expected.

For the first time, the head of Tesla announced his plan to build a gigafactory near Berlin in November 2019. The design capacity of the plant is 500 thousand electric vehicles per year. The construction of Gigafactory 4, which began in the first quarter of 2020, is progressing at a record pace for modern Germany. Initially, Tesla intends to hire 12,000 people, but local authorities assume that by the end of the decade, the enterprise could create up to 40,000 jobs.

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Volkswagen ID.3: people’s electric car

A concern called “the people’s car” has begun selling its flagship electric vehicle to the mass market. It aims to replicate the legendary success of the VW Golf. In length and width, ID.3 corresponds to this model, but slightly higher. Basic price: almost 30,000 euros. Minus € 9,000 discount until the end of 2021. The batteries are of three sizes, the most powerful should provide a range of up to 550 km.

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Renault Zoe: German market leader

It is not the first year that the most popular electric car in Germany comes from France. Renault is releasing a “completely revamped” version of its electric bestseller in fall 2019. It can now be quickly recharged with direct current. In Germany, the basic version with a range of 300 km is sold at the same price: from 22,000 euros. Zoe Life ZE 50 with a more powerful battery travels 395 km, but costs 24,000.

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Tesla Model 3: contender for leadership

The iconic American carmaker began shipping its mid-range model to Germany in 2019, and it immediately became one of the two best-selling electric vehicles. The Standard Range version is offered for 45-54,000 euros, the AWD Long Range all-wheel drive with two electric motors and expensive equipment can cost about 65-70,000.

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BMW i3: a tried and tested veteran

The Bavarian carmaker began producing this model in 2013, becoming the German pioneer in the field of electromobility. Since then, more than 150 thousand cars have left the assembly line, mainly for export. In Germany, i3 has been in the top three several times. BMW does not intend to develop this model further, but it has also changed its mind about discontinuing production after seven years: it sells very well for 38-42,000 euros.

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Opel Corsa-e: electric option

Corsa has been a popular small car brand in Germany for four decades. In the fall of 2019, production of the sixth generation of this model began, and it is advertised by Jurgen Klopp, coach of Liverpool Football Club. In the video, he sits behind the wheel of an electric version, which Opel produces along with gasoline and diesel. Those cost 14-18,000 euros, and an electric car costs almost 30,000.

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Seat Mii electric: affordable baby

Its first electric car was brought to the market by the Spanish subsidiary Volkswagen. With the Seat Mii, the VW up! Variant, the gasoline engine was removed, and henceforth the baby will be produced only with an electric motor. The company believes that for a typical city car, a range of 260 km and 83 horsepower is enough. Price – from 20 650 euros. And if you subtract subsidies …

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Nissan Leaf: an underrated champion

The Japanese were the first to develop an electric car for mass production and have produced over 400,000 cars since 2010, making the Nissan Leaf the world sales champion. However, in Germany, unlike the USA, Japan, Norway and Great Britain, this model did not become particularly popular, although it was included in the Top 10. The basic version now costs from 37,000 euros, the Leaf e + with more powerful batteries – about 45,000.

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Hyundai Kona Elektro: compact SUV

Launched in 2018, the South Korean concern calls the model “the first all-electric compact SUV in Europe.” At fast charging stations, the 150 kW (204 horsepower) version of the Kona Elektro Trend charges in less than an hour and has a range of up to 449 km under ideal conditions. Price – from 42,000 euros, the basic version is about 8,000 cheaper.

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Audi e-tron: a real SUV

The daughter of the Volkswagen concern released its first electric SUV in 2019 for its usual premium segment – and immediately got into the Top 10 among electric vehicles in Germany. The four-wheel drive Audi e-tron 50 quattro with two motors costs from 69,000 euros in Germany, including 19% VAT, and 55 quattro with a power of 300 kW and a range of up to 430 km – from 81,000. Although some can be returned through subsidies.

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Mercedes EQC: battery “Mercedes”

Daimler has chosen to promote its first electric SUV on the German market with the advertising slogan “This is Mercedes among electric vehicles.” Its price – from 71,000 euros, power – 300 kW, range under ideal conditions – 470 km, maximum speed – 180 km per hour. The four-wheel drive electric car with two motors was tested, in particular, in the Swedish winter.

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Porsche Taycan 4S: “discounted” sports car

An electric car for 185,000 euros? This is exactly how much the Taycan Turbo S costs. In the fall of 2019, it was launched by Porsche, famous for its sports cars. The Turbo model will cost 152,000. To slightly expand the circle of potential buyers, a third option was added: Taycan 4S “only” for 105,000. Its power is 390 kW, the range is 330-400 km.

Author: Andrey Gurkov