Kyrgyzstan plans to produce electric cars

Bishkek, May 22, 2019. / Kabar /. Currently, the Investments Promotion and Protection Agency negotiates with two companies from China for the production of electric vehicles in Kyrgyzstan, Director of the Investments Promotion Agency Shumkarbek Adilbek uulu told during the press conference.
He said that negotiations with representatives of the Chinese automotive corporation BAIC GROUP have been conducting since last summer.
"They visited Kyrgyzstan several times and held talks with relevant departments. Today, there is a discussion about the possibilities of creating the necessary infrastructure," he said.
He noted that the cost of electric cars plays an important role in the negotiations with the delegation of the corporation, because the cost of electric cars is quite high, but the Agency continues to defend the interests of Kyrgyzstan.
"In addition, we are working with another company, which also produces electric vehicles, buses, internal combustion engines," the Agency director added.
Regarding the localization of the assembly of cars from Uzbek manufacturers, he said, negotiations are still underway. At present, the dealerships are still open in the republic.