20% customs duty & lack of infrastructure hinder Russia's EV market http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2013/01/23/press-mitsubishi-sells-90-electric-cars-in-russia-since-2011.html [image] PRESS: Mitsubishi sells 90 electric cars in Russia since 2011 [01/23/2013] (30.2970 rubles - U.S. $1)
Rolf Import, the official distributor of Japan's Mitsubishi in Russia, has sold 90 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars in the country since sales started in October 2011, exceeding sales of the car in France, Denmark, and Italy, Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday, citing data by Rolf Import. Rolf Import sells Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars, the only model of electric car currently sold in Russia, in 42 dealership centers in 19 cities at 1.799 million rubles each, making it one of the most expensive Mitsubishi cars in Russia. Mitsubishi's sports vehicles Outlander and Pajero cost 899,000 rubles and 1.349 million rubles, respectively. Investment company Aton analyst Mikhail Pak said that in European countries other models of electric cars were sold as well and cars of European carmakers were more popular. In Russia, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars were mainly bought by power companies, for instance, United Moscow Power Grid Company (MOESK), Mosenergosbyt sales firm, as well as Yekaterinburg and Belgorod-based power grid companies, which use the electric cars to test their charging stations, Rolf Import representative Sergei Chernenko said. The cars are also bought by private security organizations, which use them for silent patrolling. Many western carmakers do not yet plan to start retail sales of electric cars in Russia due to the lack of infrastructure, the daily said. There are 50 charging stations for electric cars in Moscow, with the majority of them built by MOESK. Over the next six years, MOESK could build a network of 1,900 charging stations for electric cars in the Moscow and the Moscow Region, Andrei Snitsky, MOESK's director for IT, innovations, and operational efficiency, told Kommersant. Pak believes that a 20% customs duty on electric cars is also hindering the development of Russia's electric car market. [© 2013 Prime-Tass Business News Agency All Rights Reserved] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Giant kite pulls EV across Australia EVLN: Chicago seeks to lead nation on EVs with new battery hub EVLN: Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout EVLN: Thinking of an Indie Electric Car? You May Need to Move Fast EVLN: Motion control keeps EV's four wheel motors—on the road + EVLN: 2012 Ford Focus Electric review {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-90-iMiev-s-sold-in-Russia-tp4660932.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
