From weapons at electric cars. The company Russian Kalashnikovworld-famous for the production of the assault rifle AK-47, is apparently embarking on an entirely new investment. In recent days, the prototype of an electric, zero-emission station wagon, the Kalashnikov CV-1. It is a different car, but with references to lines of design of the past. Indeed, it seems that this prototype is inspired by the Izh 2125 of 1973, a family car in perfect Soviet style - as pointed out by the alvolante.it - but redesigned in a modern key. The first model has been exhibited, now it only remains to be seen when and if it will go on sale.
Features of the Kalashnikov CV-1
In terms of technical characteristics, the Kalashnikov CV-1as an electric vehicle, is equipped with a battery 90 kWh (with a range of 350 km/h) and an acceleration capability from zero to one hundred in around six seconds. The battery itself, and this is the real novelty, is however equipped with a inverter which a spokeswoman for the same company is said to have described as 'revolutionary', as it is capable of transforming the electrical energy generated by the battery itself into other energy needed to power the engine. The styling chosen for this car is very simple and its lines recall the four-wheeled vehicles of the 1970s.
The decision to 'launch' into a completely different sector, according to rumours, is apparently due to the company's alleged financial difficulties. Despite the fact that Kalashnikov has been producing assault rifles for over seventy years, it seems that it is not sailing in good waters. This is why the Russian government privatised it just last year. Even before the production of the prototype of the Kalashnikov CV-1the company has also created an electric motorbike. This is the SM-1, the two-wheeler capable of travelling over 150 kilometres on a single charge and, of course, with zero emissions.
The photos were published by the AlVolante.
