Russia Today: Consume It Elon (Tsla)

From RT:

‘Eat it, Elon’: Internet greets Kalashnikov electrical supercar amongst beloved & abhor for old-school looks

The just-unveiled Russian electrical supercar concept yesteryear AK-47 creator Kalashnikov has caused heated fence online. Many mocked its old-school design, piece others said they’d gladly drive such a vehicle for that real same reason. 

Forestalling the obvious parallels amongst Elon Musk’s creations, Kalashnikov Concern said that its CV-1 “electric supercar concept… volition permit us to stand upwards inwards business amongst the world's electrical auto manufacturers, similar Tesla, too compete amongst them.”

The concept indeed incorporated several master solutions developed inside the company, including a high-speed battery modular command organization too a “revolutionary” compact inverter, the maker said.

But the meshwork didn’t assist much nearly the technical side equally it unleashed a moving ridge of sarcasm nearly the vehicle’s outside - which, to a greater extent than or less believed, doesn’t alive upwards to the touted “supercar” status.

Notably, the fellowship didn’t enshroud the fact that its electrical auto concept was based on the trunk of IZh 2125 "Kombi," a legendary compact auto that hitting Soviet roads dorsum inwards 1973. The selection seems justified equally Izhevsk-based Kalashnikov Concern is the successor of Izhmash, famed equally both a defence forcefulness manufacturer too a maker of the old-school Soviet-designed cars.

“How tin plough over the sack I unsee this?” 1 of the commentators wondered, making it clear that he disagreed amongst the pattern determination for CV-1....

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