A compact electric pickup produced by the Lutsk Automobile Plant was presented in Ukraine. The details were revealed by the developer of the new car, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Association of Electric Vehicle Market Participants Vadim Ignatov.

The car is currently being tested, he said..

Car development has been going on for about 5 years. The presentation of the car was decided to coincide with the 55th anniversary of the start of production of LuAZ-969 "

" There is a lack of a simple in design, suitable for repair and maintenance in any workshop or even in the yard, the most convenient and utilitarian car. At the same time, not with an exorbitantly high price and suitable for production in Ukrainian conditions,"

According to him, LuAZ 969 became the prototype of the electric car..

" This is a glorious Volynyanka - LuAZ 969, a car that faithfully served many Ukrainians for years. Unfortunately, both the factory itself and this iconic car perished in the maelstrom of the turbulent 90s and 2000s.. Together with them, the well-known to many Ukrainians, the brand LuAZ disappeared,"

The optimal form factor of an electric vehicle has already been found - a pickup truck.

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The pickup truck will be of two modifications: - the first - with a double cab and a large cargo compartment; - the second - with a four-seater cabin and a smaller cargo compartment.

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Today, the design of pickups has also been worked out and tested, which will ensure the strength and reliability of an electric vehicle, on the one hand, and will not be difficult to manufacture, on the other..

An optimal electric drive system has been developed, which, on the one hand, provides the minimum required performance, and on the other hand, ensures the minimum consumption of electrical energy, thereby reducing the requirements for the battery, the cost of which makes up the bulk of the cost of the entire electric vehicle..

Sea trials are underway, testing in real conditions of use and different terrains.

The developer also said that due to the war, the production of the car was forced to be moved from Lutsk to a safer region..

The start of accepting orders for a new electric car of domestic production is scheduled for the beginning of next year.