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EVM Pro Production Stops as Russian EV Truck Is Paused
Russian company EVM has halted production of the EVM Pro electric truck based on the UAZ Profi, though it says the project is not fully canceled.
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Russian company EVM has stopped producing the EVM Pro, an electric truck based on the UAZ Profi chassis that had been positioned as one of the country’s early domestic light commercial EVs.
The company says the project is not permanently canceled. For now, resources have been redirected to other areas, and EVM could still return to the model later. According to Ilya Rashkin, EVM’s founder and CEO, the company does not rule out restarting production, but other priorities have taken precedence.
The pause reflects familiar problems in the commercial EV segment, where projects can stall over component costs, localization requirements, and limited production volumes.
EVM first unveiled the EVM Pro in 2022. It was built on the UAZ Profi platform, with a claimed range of up to 300 km and payload capacity of up to 1 ton. The truck also included battery heating for winter use, intended to help preserve performance in freezing conditions.
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On the Russian market, electric vehicles still make up a small share overall, and commercial models have moved even more slowly than passenger EVs. The electric UAZ Profi was meant to fill a narrow niche in urban delivery transport, where success depends not just on the concept but on whether the vehicle can be produced at scale with a clear operating-cost case.
What happens next to the EVM Pro will depend on whether the company returns to the program after reallocating its resources.
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