MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. Russian auto manufacturer MotorInvest plans to launch three new models of Evolute electric vehicles - i-Jet cross-coupe, i-Van minivan, and i-Sky crossover in the Q2 of 2023. Later, in the second half of the year, the company plans to release two more models, the company’s managing partner Andrey Reznikov told TASS.

"This year, there will be more than five Evolute electric vehicles. To be more specific, we want to manufacture the i-Jet cross-coupe in Russia beginning in April of this year … As for the production of a minivan, which we called i-Van, we also plan to launch it in the second quarter … And the third electric car with a current working title i-Sky," he said.

Reznikov did not specify which models would be released in the second half of 2023. "In the second half of the year we are contemplating a couple more models. So far, I can't reveal everything," he said, adding that the company intends to begin shipping i-Jet cross-coupe, i-Van minivan, and i-Sky crossover to dealerships in April-May.

It was reported earlier that in 2022, Russia's Evolute sales totaled 452 units (the company started sales in October 2022). Currently, the brand is the biggest in terms of Q4 sales among all brands of e-vehicles present on the Russian market, MotorInvest said, adding that last year’s production totaled 1,700 cars.

The first serial production of Evolute-branded electric cars was launched at the MotorInvest facility in Russia’s Lipetsk Region at the end of September 2022. Currently, two models of electric cars are produced at the plant, the Evolute i-Pro sedan and the i-Joy crossover. Both models are sold on the Russian market. The dealership chain of the local brand includes seven Russian regions, and it is expected to continue expanding, the company noted.