Kalashnikov CV-1 electric car: ‘It looks like a 6th-form school project’ | Martin Love

The manufacturer famous for its machine gun has turned its attention to making electric cars. Will it go with a bang?

Kalashnikov CV-1 electric car
Range 218 miles
0-62mph 6 seconds
Production date and price unconfirmed

For almost 70 years, Kalashnikov has been associated with only one thing: its fearsome AK-47 assault rifle. But that might be about to change. Last month, at a trade fair outside Moscow, the arms manufacturer unveiled the CV-1: an 'electric super car' with which it intends to compete with Elon Musk's Tesla - or even Nissan's world-beating Leaf.