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It is noted that the experiment will last until the end of the year and will only affect travel on federal highways (M-11, Central Ring Road, etc.).
In order to ride for free, owners of electric vehicles need to purchase for 3-3.5 thousand rubles.
or rent a T-pass contactless transponder by contacting the support office of Avtodor - Toll Roads LLC (a subsidiary of the Avtodor state company).
Documents will be required confirming that the vehicle is equipped exclusively with an electric motor (STS, PTS), explained Deputy Economy Minister Maxim Kolesnikov.
If the car owner already has a T-pass, it just needs to be presented to the office.
Earlier, Andrey Olkhovsky, General Director of Avtodom Group of Companies, made a forecast for the development of the situation in the Russian car market in 2023.
In his opinion, in 2023, the availability of cars will be provided by Chinese brands and parallel imports, which do not give large sales volumes.
Some dealers will try to reformat their centers for other activities.
Some dealers will expand to keep the business going, Olkhovsky said.
Analysts of the Avtostat agency also reported that at the end of 2022, 3,479 new electric vehicles were imported into Russia, which is 24% more than in 2021.
According to Izvestia, the import of Volkswagen electric vehicles in 2022 increased by more than 15 times.
Tesla added 10%.
In the model structure of imports of new electric vehicles, the first three positions were occupied by Tesla and Volkswagen products.
Tesla Model Y is in the lead (516 cars).
Second place went to Volkswagen ID.4 (484 units).
Tesla Model 3 (468 electric cars) took third place.