LADA E-LARGUS TEST LOT MANUFACTURING STARTED IN IZHEVSK
December 15, 2023
On December 15, 2023, President of JSC AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov and the Head of the Udmurt Republic Alexander Brechalov visited the production site of LADA Izhevsk. The reason for the meeting was the production of LADA e-Largus test lot organized there - this project is going on according to earlier announced plans.
LADA e-Largus is the first Russian electric car with domestic battery which is deeply localized. The plan is to have in LADA e-Largus electric car family both passenger and commercial vehicles (which in their turn will be produced in versions with different batteries and loading capacity). They will be equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor with rated power of 50 kW (for a short time can reach a peak power of 120 kW). Two traction lithium-ion batteries are located in the engine compartment and under the body floor (where the fuel tank was previously located) so that the usable volume of passenger compartment and trunk (560 l for a five-seater) can be kept completely. The dashboard of e-Largus provides for a digital cluster able to control all systems of the electric car, charge level and driving distance. The power train settings will ensure maximum speed of 145 km/h (limited electronically) and dynamic acceleration (less than 10 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h).
The power plant for both versions was developed by Autonomous Energy Systems (SAE, part of the Itelma Group) in close collaboration with AVTOVAZ engineers. Batteries from SAE are designed and produced in Russia, control and thermostatic system is also Russian. The company is planning to localize the last imported element - accumulator cell - in the next 2 years.
Mass production of LADA e-Largus is planned to be started in May 2024 together with restart of production of standard LADA Largus equipped by internal combustion engine.
President of JSC AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov: “First of all, I want to thank our team. Everyone who was able not only to develop the entire architecture in the shortest possible time but also to create the most localized electric car in Russia - the localization level exceeds 50%. This is the best response to all attempts to press down Russian automotive industry. And of course, we thank the Government of Udmurtia, the country’s leadership and the sectoral Ministry for their support. You know that last year our situation here was not easy but the plant continued working to produce stamped and plastic components. Now the plant employs about one and a half thousand people and by the time the main conveyor with a capacity of 25 vehicles per hour is launched in May, about 3,000 people will already be working here.”
Head of the Udmurt Republic Alexander Brechalov: “One year ago the situation in the plant was very uneasy. After the relocation of LADA Vesta assembly line to AVTOVAZ site, the production capacity dropped. The number of employees decreased 3 times. Together with the trade union, we took every effort to employ them in other companies. At the same time, we kept the floors renting them out to enterprises, actually turning into an industrial park. We always worked in contact with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Valentinovich Manturov, and the management of AVTOVAZ. They supported us. Today, taking into consideration the start of producing new vehicles, we need to increase minimum twice the number of employees at the plant. It is a very strong challenge. Together with AVTOVAZ, we have to work out additional proposals for specialists” - said Alexander Brechalov. According to his words, in Udmurtia, charging stations for electric cars are also produced by the Rusklimat Trade and Production Holding. The production is localized in the territory of advanced development in Sarapul, at the moment in rented facilities. After the new Technopark IKSEl-Sarapul is opened, the plant will move and become its resident.
go backLADA e-Largus is the first Russian electric car with domestic battery which is deeply localized. The plan is to have in LADA e-Largus electric car family both passenger and commercial vehicles (which in their turn will be produced in versions with different batteries and loading capacity). They will be equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor with rated power of 50 kW (for a short time can reach a peak power of 120 kW). Two traction lithium-ion batteries are located in the engine compartment and under the body floor (where the fuel tank was previously located) so that the usable volume of passenger compartment and trunk (560 l for a five-seater) can be kept completely. The dashboard of e-Largus provides for a digital cluster able to control all systems of the electric car, charge level and driving distance. The power train settings will ensure maximum speed of 145 km/h (limited electronically) and dynamic acceleration (less than 10 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h).
The power plant for both versions was developed by Autonomous Energy Systems (SAE, part of the Itelma Group) in close collaboration with AVTOVAZ engineers. Batteries from SAE are designed and produced in Russia, control and thermostatic system is also Russian. The company is planning to localize the last imported element - accumulator cell - in the next 2 years.
Mass production of LADA e-Largus is planned to be started in May 2024 together with restart of production of standard LADA Largus equipped by internal combustion engine.
President of JSC AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov: “First of all, I want to thank our team. Everyone who was able not only to develop the entire architecture in the shortest possible time but also to create the most localized electric car in Russia - the localization level exceeds 50%. This is the best response to all attempts to press down Russian automotive industry. And of course, we thank the Government of Udmurtia, the country’s leadership and the sectoral Ministry for their support. You know that last year our situation here was not easy but the plant continued working to produce stamped and plastic components. Now the plant employs about one and a half thousand people and by the time the main conveyor with a capacity of 25 vehicles per hour is launched in May, about 3,000 people will already be working here.”
Head of the Udmurt Republic Alexander Brechalov: “One year ago the situation in the plant was very uneasy. After the relocation of LADA Vesta assembly line to AVTOVAZ site, the production capacity dropped. The number of employees decreased 3 times. Together with the trade union, we took every effort to employ them in other companies. At the same time, we kept the floors renting them out to enterprises, actually turning into an industrial park. We always worked in contact with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Valentinovich Manturov, and the management of AVTOVAZ. They supported us. Today, taking into consideration the start of producing new vehicles, we need to increase minimum twice the number of employees at the plant. It is a very strong challenge. Together with AVTOVAZ, we have to work out additional proposals for specialists” - said Alexander Brechalov. According to his words, in Udmurtia, charging stations for electric cars are also produced by the Rusklimat Trade and Production Holding. The production is localized in the territory of advanced development in Sarapul, at the moment in rented facilities. After the new Technopark IKSEl-Sarapul is opened, the plant will move and become its resident.
