Rosatom and Avtotor will create an assembly plant for electric vehicle batteries in Kaliningrad. The corresponding agreement was signed at the international forum ATOMEXPO-2024.
The assembly of traction batteries will be carried out on the territory of the car factory, the workshop will occupy 1.5 thousand square meters. At the initial stage, the production capacity will be 10 thousand batteries per year.
The following will be assembled here:
- electrical components
- battery control units and boards
- energy storage devices based on lithium-ion battery modules
A full cycle of electrical and climatic acceptance tests of batteries at charging and discharging stations and climatic equipment is also provided. The production site will start operating in early 2025.
Conditions are being created in the Kaliningrad region for the development of the production and use of electric vehicles
Deputy Head of the Board of Directors of Avtotor, Alexander Sorokin, emphasized that the company is creating a unique production complex where both electric vehicles and components for them will be produced. According to him, cooperation with Rosatom is an important step in mastering new technologies in the field of creating a universal component base.
Earlier, the cost of the Amberavto A5 electric sedan produced by Avtotor, which is produced in Kaliningrad, became known.
