{"id":2033,"date":"2020-12-31T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1319789"},"modified":"2020-12-31T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T15:00:59","slug":"the-kalashnikov-cv-1-was-meant-to-kill-tesla-and-impress-putin-but-where-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2033","title":{"rendered":"The Kalashnikov CV-1 was meant to kill Tesla and impress Putin \u2014 but where is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s not uncommon in the tech world for new product concepts to never make it to reality. A sizeable number of ideas never even see the light of day and remain the cosseted secrets of boardrooms around the world.<\/p>\n

In other cases though, companies are very keen to tell the world before the idea, concept, and prototypes drift off into nothingness and exist only in the annals of history.<\/p>\n

Today, I want to rearrange the annals and remind you all about a little forgotten gem from Russia: the CV-1 electric car. Supposedly made by weapons maker, Kalashnikov.<\/p>\n

With an economy heavily reliant on oil and gas, Russia and low-emission vehicles don\u2019t go hand in hand. There aren\u2019t many popular brands to have come out of the country, either.<\/p>\n

[Read: 5 things to know when you\u2019re buying your first electric vehicle<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

But the CV-1 was moment, a spark of light in Russian history, which made us think that the future might be different and that the country would go on to make a fast and exciting electric car that looked like nothing capitalism could ever produce.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Kalashnikov<\/figcaption>
<\/i><\/a>The Kalashnikov CV-1 is based on the 1970s Russian family car, the Moskvich 412. The looks might be love or hate, but I\u2019m in the love camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in 2018, Kalashnikov no less, the makers of the world-changing AK-47 assault rifle, unveiled its vision for the CV-1. Everyone seemed to prick up their ears and take note.<\/p>\n

Countless reports (here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>) covered the news of how Russia was going head to head with America once-again, this time not in a stalemate of battle but in the car world.<\/p>\n

Even so, detailed stats were sparse. At the time we were promised that it would have a zero to 60 time of under six seconds, and would churn out 680 horsepower thanks to a high-power 90 kWh battery pack. The company also said that it should be able to drive 220 miles on a single charge, which is kinda low by today\u2019s standards. But it\u2019s not surprising given the CV-1 is as aerodynamic as a refrigerator.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Kalashnikov<\/figcaption>
<\/i><\/a>The headlights, grill, and wheels all come together for a wonderfully 70s Soviet ride.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalashnikov fired off some outlandish statements to go with those fairly tempered performance expectations.  It said the CV-1 would feature a host of \u201ccomplex systems\u201d that would \u201clet [it] stand in the ranks of global electric car producers such as Tesla.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the short CNBC video below for some nice moving images of the Kalashnikov, but note, the car doesn\u2019t actually move, and we can\u2019t be sure that it ever could.<\/p>\n