Kalashnikov Group produces one kilometer of electric motorbike and costs only 172 electricity bills

Fun test: 1 kilometer of electric motorbike SM-1 (not including vehicle depreciation) will cost 172 VND - too cheap compared to a normal gasoline motorbike, not to mention military equipment - floating capital sound of "fuel consumption".

Within the framework of the international military forum " Army-2018 " taking place in Russia, we can encounter many interesting prototypes to be exhibited. With the tradition of "always being a pioneer" , Kalashnikov this year also brought some unique products to Army-2018.

The electric UM-1 model for Kalashnikov's civil market.

The world today is witnessing the motor vehicle electrification revolution, and of course, military companies. Kalashnikov's new SM-1 electric motorbike developed specifically for the Russian Ministry of Defense is the clearest proof for this.

The SM-1 is equipped with a brushless, water-cooled and well-ventilated, one-way, off-road electric motor to suit military missions.

Maximum speed of SM-1 is 90km / h and LiFePO4 + LiPO battery pack for 150km / charge.

Kalashnikov's representative said that the SM-1 is particularly easy to use and that maintenance and maintenance are extremely simple.

And this is SM-1 - military version.

Fun test: The SM-1 consumes 15 kWh of electricity for each charge - that is, 15 electricity numbers. With the price of each phone is 1720 VND (applied from 01/12/2017), each charge for the full SM-1 battery will cost about 15 * 1720 = VND 25800.

Thus, 1 kilometer of SM-1 runway (not including vehicle depreciation) will cost 172 VND - too cheap compared to a normal gasoline-powered motorcycle, not to mention military equipment - which is famous for its " consume fuel ".

Kalashnikov did not disclose details of the SM-1's technical-tactical features. As can be seen, since this is a prototype, it is certain that until it is put into mass production, the features will change a lot. However, some basic parameters may be preserved, such as size: 2.2 x 1.3 x 1.5 m (overall length x height x wheelbase), system Rear suspension is made of pendulum technology with central damping by spring-hydraulic, telescopic front shock absorber.

Kalashnikov's 2017 electric vehicle model has been upgraded a lot in this year's SM-1 version.

Even for someone who is not knowledgeable about machines or military equipment, it is not difficult to realize that Kalashnikov's electric motorcycle this year has been upgraded significantly more than last year's model. In "Army-2017", "Kalashnikov" brought a car similar to SM-1 (or the first version). At that time, the car only had a maximum speed of 80 km / h and the battery only allowed to travel 100 km / charge.

The 2017 version of the military electric motorcycle series developed by Kalashnikov.

At this time, the "Kalashnikov" group still focuses on continuing to develop and conduct different tests, not putting heavy economic importance on electric vehicles. We all know that it is not easy to put such a car into military service, and Russia's Defense Ministry is not ready to spend money to buy new motorcycles, because it comes with With buying a car is a lot of other items such as preparing infrastructure, equipment and experts to serve the maintenance, repair and operation.