Production of electric charging stations (EZS) with a capacity from 22 to 180 kW was launched at Parus Electro. The new development is envisaged for passenger, public and corporate electric vehicles.

"Parus Electro has started serial production of electric charging stations. The range of EPS developed by the company includes standard AC models and fast DC charging stations," said Vladimir Khlebnikov, CEO of Parus Electric, specifying that launching such a project requires large investments and technical competence, but these costs will be repaid in the shortest possible time.

Three types of chargers for electric cars have been developed by specialists of Parus Electric: standard (alternating current), fast and ultra-fast. Khlebnikov explained that it was possible to achieve full recharging of electric vehicles in a short period of time due to high capacity of the new EZS. "For example, it is possible to charge a Tesla car in half an hour at our EPS, which in today's realities is an excellent technological result. Since quick recharging is an important detail for users of green vehicles, our company pays special attention to this area", - the CEO added.

In the near future, the company's management intends to establish pilot operation zones for new EPS in a number of Russian cities with a population of over one million people. In addition, the Moscow government is already interested in the development within the framework of the Smart City municipal project.

According to Khlebnikov, motorists' interest in ecological transport is growing every year, even now there are about 6 thousand electric vehicle users in Russia, but the corresponding infrastructure has not been formed in proper form so far.

"Ecologization of transport sector will give Russia an economic and ecological boost, and improve the quality of life. This will significantly reduce the amount of annual environmental damage. And adoption of new legislative acts and programs will make the transition to environmentally safe transport possible", - thinks Khlebnikov.

Along with this, in April 2019, the management of Parus Electro proposed to create Russia's first Association of Producers and Operators of Infrastructure for Electric Transportation (APOIE). The association is expected to unite all market participants, become a communication platform, popularize the use of eco-transport among the population, and take part in the development of necessary regulatory documents for this industry.

Development of electric transport in Moscow

In total, about 100 charging points for electric transport have been created in Moscow, and across Russia - 161 stations.

In November 2019, the Moscow government abolished transport tax on electric vehicles to stimulate the development of eco-friendly transport in the capital. In addition, the authorities have increased subsidies for carsharing and taxis for the purchase-leasing of electric vehicles.

At the same time, Moscow public transport also becomes environmentally friendly: the carsharing operators were the first in the country to buy electric cars for their users; besides, one can already meet 210 electric buses, several hundreds of private electric cars, thousands of electric bicycles and scooters on the Moscow roads.

According to the analytical agency "Autostat", at the end of 2019, a total of 353 electric cars were sold in Russia, which is 148% more than in 2018 (144 eco-cars). The leaders in sales were the electric crossover Jaguar I-Pace and the Japanese Nissan Leaf hatchback - they accounted for 75% of the Russian market of new electric cars. In third place was the American Tesla: the Tesla Model X (46), Model 3 (22) and Model S (13). Also in demand were Renault Twizy (5), Peugeot Ion (3) and Hyundai Ioniq (2).

At the moment, Moscow is the leader in demand for electric cars (115 units sold in 2019), the second and third places in demand were shared by Primorsky Krai and Moscow Region (25 units in each region), then St. Petersburg (18 units), Krasnodar Krai (16 units), Irkutsk Region (13 units). In the Perm and Krasnoyarsk regions, Novosibirsk and Sverdlovsk regions, ten electric cars were sold each in 2019.

According to a 2019 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting company, sales of electric cars in Russia could grow to 30% by 2025, with up to 60% in Moscow. If the sales growth rate is maintained at 30%, the number of electric cars on Russian roads will increase to 14.9 thousand. According to the company, such results will be achieved if the cost of batteries is reduced and they are adapted to the Russian climate, as well as the development of appropriate infrastructure.

Also earlier it was mentioned in mass media that developers of NP GLONASS were going to create a mobile application for users of electric cars by 2023. It is planned that the new service will show on the map the location of electric charging stations and calculate the approximate charging time for eco-cars.

Development of alternative energy

The specialists of Parus Electro are also realizing the project on development of alternative energy sources - they develop solar network inverters (SNI). These devices are used in the systems of industrial power generation of high capacity and can be connected to the medium-voltage line through a step-up transformer. The service life of the EIS is designed for 25 years.

At the moment, Parus Electro devices are used in almost all solar power plants in Russia. "We plan to further develop this area, as we see huge demand both from the government and from individual regions - Kalmykia, Buryatia, Astrakhan and Samara regions," CEO Khlebnikov concluded.