Russia's first domestically produced EV 'Avtotor Amber' has appeared, but its ugly appearance has drawn a series of harsh comments such as 'Early Crayon Shin-chan' and 'Competing for the title of the world's ugliest car'
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it has been under economic sanctions from Western countries, and automakers and suppliers have continued to withdraw from the country. Russian automakers are having a hard time filling the void left by automakers that have withdrawn, but even in Russia, where emissions regulations are almost zero, there are manufacturers that are developing environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EVs), and they have finally launched their first vehicle in Russia. 's EV ' Avtotor Amber ' has appeared. In Russia, Avtotor Amber is hailed as the 'Tesla Killer', but due to its ugly appearance, it has been called 'competing for the title of the world's ugliest car' and 'early Crayon Shin-chan'.
Russia's First Electric Car Is a 'Tesla Killer' Yet Looks So Much Like a Washing Machine - autoevolution
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Avtotor , a Russian car manufacturer, commissioned the Moscow Technical University to develop the country's first EV, the Avtotor Amber. Moscow Technical University describes the Avtotor Amber as ``Russia's first electric car'' and calls it the ``Tesla Killer'' with the hope that it will be able to compete with Tesla, which has the number one EV share.
Avtotor Amber looks like this. Side glass is only on the driver and passenger side, not on the rear seat side. You can also see that the steps used for entry and exit are integrated into the side sills. As for the reason why there are steps on the side sills, automotive media autoevolution predicts, ``It's probably because the battery pack is spread out on the floor.'' The black hole on the side of the vehicle is the charging port. autoevolution writes, ``Only the Russians know why they need two charging ports on the same side of the vehicle.''
The front looks like this and has a pretty flat impression. The circular headlights look like eyes. The license plate says 'Test' in Russian, and specifications such as cruising range and maximum speed have not been disclosed at the time of article creation.
Avtotor emphasizes that the chassis, motor, battery pack, and electronic equipment used in Avtotor Amber are all made in Russia. Avtotor Amber is scheduled to go into production in 2025 at a car plant in Kaliningrad, with 50,000 units expected to be shipped each year. In addition, this car factory seems to have produced cars such as BMW, Ford, and Kia Motors until Western car manufacturers withdrew from Russia.
Since the Avtotor Amber was announced, there have been many voices on the Internet saying that it competes with
In addition, Russian soldiers were transporting washing machines from Ukraine. ``We finally understand why Russian soldiers stole washing machines from Ukraine.Russia painted washing machines red and installed wheels.'' There were also voices making fun of its cheap appearance, saying, ``It looks like it was necessary.'' and ``Is this powered by AAA batteries? I wonder if there's a special remote control for it?''
In addition, Avtotor Amber's appearance has become a hot topic in Japan, with many harsh comments such as `` Early Crayon Shin-chan... '', `` Red C3PO '' , and ``Looks like there's something like this in the fish caught around Okinawa lol''. Masu.
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