The local industry is struggling to fill the void left by the Western car manufacturers. Therefore, in a land where emissions restrictions are close to zero, there is one carmaker that is trying to look environmentally conscious. And that is Avtotor, which has been revealed as the country’s first electric car by Moscow’s Polytechnic University, which hilariously calls it a “Tesla killer.”
‘Car’ is the standard term for a self-powered four-wheeled vehicle, designed to carry from one to eight people. But we will use it for this contraption as well as the automaker calls it that. Still, we have our doubts about it, but we’ll stick to ‘car.’
Thus, Avtotor amber is the first electric… car made in Russia. We told you that calling it a ‘car’ is an overstatement. It sports tiny round headlights in the middle of a lot of an irregularly shaped front end with some creases that seem useless.
There are two ports on the passenger’s side, one on the front and the second one on the rear fender. Why anybody would need two charging ports on the same side, only the Russians know.
The windshield and side front windows are the only greenhouse this car gets. Having no rear windows at all makes it look like a miniature van. It also sports integrated steps in the sills. The car presumably has a battery pack integrated into the floor, which might explain the tall lower section. We can’t wait to hear about the capacity of that battery unit and about the range of the car.
People online have been comparing the Amber with the Fiat Multipla since the moment it broke cover. The Italian Multipla was designated World’s Ugliest Car by Top Gear back in the year 2000.
“Now we finally understand why Russian soldiers were stealing washing machines from Ukraine. They needed them to paint them red and put wheels on them,” a social media user comments on the photos of the Amber.
“Are they using AAA batteries on this one? Do they have a remote control for it?” someone else asks.
“Ferrari’s Corsa Red, looks sporty, fabulous aerodynamics. Looks like a total success story. Goodbye, Tesla!” reads one of the ironic comments on social media, while someone else says it has the shape of an exotic fish.
Also, because it looks like a fish dressed up as a bread van for halloween. The final version of the car will allegedly be classified as a “large quadricycle” when it enters production sometime in 2025.
But wow, who thought this even looked good as a concept? Even if you told me it had 500 miles of range and could drive itself using only a Pentium III and an old closed circuit security camera, the Avtotor is the visual definition of “no thanks, I’m full.” I’m sure there have been uglier cars, but something about the idea of driving this thing around just makes me sad — like opening a can of Pringles and discovering they got all wet and congealed into a vile potato slurry. The Avtotor is like turning on a TV that only displays interlaced video. It’s like walking into a Mexican restaurant… in Scotland. It’s like getting an email that your FedEx package is ready for pickup… at the distribution center. It’s like biting into a warm Klondike Bar. Ok, ok, I admit: That last one might just be my own personal nightmare.
Anyway, if you’ve ever wondered what a Volkswagen Golf would look like if it melted 70% of the way into a Power Wheels, today’s your lucky day.
https://electrek.co/2023/12/21/these-memes-about-russias-hideous-new-tesla-killer-ev-are-chef-kiss/
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