Electroshock: how UAZs are assembled at AZLK that do not rust
- April 14, 2023
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Until now, the products of the UAZ automobile plant are associated with a rusty frame and poor build quality. But that cannot be said of the Profi trucks,
Until now, the products of the UAZ automobile plant are associated with a rusty frame and poor build quality. But that cannot be said of the Profi trucks, which are now assembled in Moscow. The machines are not only well built, they are also innovative. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells how this was achieved.
In Moscow “Technopolis”, which is located on the territory of the former AZLK, they began to assemble EVM Pro electric trucks based on the UAZ Profi chassis. Approximately 77% of components are produced domestically, including all built-in electronics, steel and non-ferrous rolled products, chassis, sensors and plastics.
Ilya Rashkin, general manager of Electric Vehicles Manufacturing Rus, said that the whole process from concept to implementation was quite short, but difficult. When the machine running the portal “AutoVzglyad” Met from St. Petersburg, began to undergo certification at NAMI, they even made bets against her. They said that this year could not master all the necessary tests. Nevertheless, the “one and a half” attracted, got OTTS, and the first copies have already been registered with the traffic police. Subsequently, an independent audit was carried out, which confirmed the range of 300 km.
At the moment, several flights have already been made for the EuroAvto car parts stores in St. Petersburg and the scooter rental company Whoosh. On April 20, Russian Post will start testing the innovation. Next in line are the Maksidom and Petrovich retail chains. By the way, during the real work it turned out that the truck should be equipped with built-in multimedia and a rear view camera. After all, the length of EVM Pro is more than seven meters. Now the installation of these options is in full swing.
Incidentally, the electric car is equipped with an on-board modem, which transmits data via the 4G network to the company’s server, which makes it possible to monitor many parameters online. For example, what happens to the inverter and whether the traction battery gets warm. The software of our own design is also updated remotely.
Production takes place in two workshops – metalworking and SKD. In the first, components such as thermal stabilization systems or studs for battery cells are prepared. The cost is lower than in China. As for the electric motor, it has so far been made in Asia. Yours is on its way. They took a break to debug their own technical solutions. The expectation is that the node will not only become lighter, but also cheaper. By the way, in China the purchase of such a unit costs $ 4,000, and ours – 2,500 “green”. That is, it is much more profitable, even if everything is produced in small quantities. Later, the nodes are delivered to partners. Most likely, “Moskvich”, which is next door.
Cells for batteries are also Chinese. But a subsidiary of Rosatom, Rener, will help here. It is already building a gigafactory for the production of traction batteries.
Ilya Rashkin also told why the UAZ model was chosen as the base model. Initially, they looked in the direction of GAZ, but Nizhny Novgorod has its own strategy of “electromobility”, which the startup apparently does not fit into. There is no such thing in Ulyanovsk, and there are also low chassis costs, which makes cooperation profitable.
However, the legendary factory quality will not let you relax. Because the frame spends extra anti-corrosion agent. Here it is without rust and it looks human. They say that they spent a long time working on the power steering settings. So the car should not be driven like a standard UAZ. But ordinary dealers of the brand will operate the “electric trains”. Now they are trained.
As for add-ons, there are three of them: euro, manufactured goods, and isothermal vans. In the future, a platform will be added on board, as well as a refrigerator.
Well, let’s move on to the numbers. The price of the truck together with the charging station (it is included), but without the government subsidy, is 4,500,000 rubles. Decent! However, such a “price” should not be scary, because they do not buy company transport for “cash”, but take it on lease. This makes the car cheaper. The company EVM calculated: the cost of a kilometer ride “electric truck” – 8 rubles per kilometer. The standard “Profi” has an indicator of 12 ₽ / km. The benefit is obvious. It remains to verify this in practice.
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In Moscow “Technopolis”, which is located on the territory of the former AZLK, they began to assemble EVM Pro electric trucks based on the UAZ Profi chassis. Approximately 77% of components are produced domestically, including all built-in electronics, steel and non-ferrous rolled products, chassis, sensors and plastics.
Ilya Rashkin, general manager of Electric Vehicles Manufacturing Rus, said that the whole process from concept to implementation was quite short, but difficult. When the machine running the portal “AutoVzglyad” Met from St. Petersburg, began to undergo certification at NAMI, they even made bets against her. They said that this year could not master all the necessary tests. Nevertheless, the “one and a half” attracted, got OTTS, and the first copies have already been registered with the traffic police. Subsequently, an independent audit was carried out, which confirmed the range of 300 km.
At the moment, several flights have already been made for the EuroAvto car parts stores in St. Petersburg and the scooter rental company Whoosh. On April 20, Russian Post will start testing the innovation. Next in line are the Maksidom and Petrovich retail chains. By the way, during the real work it turned out that the truck should be equipped with built-in multimedia and a rear view camera. After all, the length of EVM Pro is more than seven meters. Now the installation of these options is in full swing.
Incidentally, the electric car is equipped with an on-board modem, which transmits data via the 4G network to the company’s server, which makes it possible to monitor many parameters online. For example, what happens to the inverter and whether the traction battery gets warm. The software of our own design is also updated remotely.
Production takes place in two workshops – metalworking and SKD. In the first, components such as thermal stabilization systems or studs for battery cells are prepared. The cost is lower than in China. As for the electric motor, it has so far been made in Asia. Yours is on its way. They took a break to debug their own technical solutions. The expectation is that the node will not only become lighter, but also cheaper. By the way, in China the purchase of such a unit costs $ 4,000, and ours – 2,500 “green”. That is, it is much more profitable, even if everything is produced in small quantities. Later, the nodes are delivered to partners. Most likely, “Moskvich”, which is next door.
Cells for batteries are also Chinese. But a subsidiary of Rosatom, Rener, will help here. It is already building a gigafactory for the production of traction batteries.
Ilya Rashkin also told why the UAZ model was chosen as the base model. Initially, they looked in the direction of GAZ, but Nizhny Novgorod has its own strategy of “electromobility”, which the startup apparently does not fit into. There is no such thing in Ulyanovsk, and there are also low chassis costs, which makes cooperation profitable.
However, the legendary factory quality will not let you relax. Because the frame spends extra anti-corrosion agent. Here it is without rust and it looks human. They say that they spent a long time working on the power steering settings. So the car should not be driven like a standard UAZ. But ordinary dealers of the brand will operate the “electric trains”. Now they are trained.
As for add-ons, there are three of them: euro, manufactured goods, and isothermal vans. In the future, a platform will be added on board, as well as a refrigerator.
Well, let’s move on to the numbers. The price of the truck together with the charging station (it is included), but without the government subsidy, is 4,500,000 rubles. Decent! However, such a “price” should not be scary, because they do not buy company transport for “cash”, but take it on lease. This makes the car cheaper. The company EVM calculated: the cost of a kilometer ride “electric truck” – 8 rubles per kilometer. The standard “Profi” has an indicator of 12 ₽ / km. The benefit is obvious. It remains to verify this in practice.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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