Russia's EV imports surge 116% in July
In July 2026, the import of electric vehicles into Russia increased by 116.5% compared to July 2025 and amounted to 1,200 units, according to Sergey Tselikov, head of the 'Autostat' agency.
Consensus
- Electric vehicle imports into Russia increased by 116.5% in July compared to July 2025.
- The number of electric vehicles imported in July 2026 was 1,210 units.
- The total number of electric vehicles imported into Russia from January to July 2026 was 2,698 units.
- This volume was 11.3% lower than for the same period in 2025.
- Avatr was the leading brand in July imports, with 648 units of two models.
- Avatr 11 accounted for 343 units and Avatr 12 for 305 units.
- Changan Qiyuan Q05 was the third most imported model with 267 units.
- Toyota BZ3 was the fourth most imported model with 82 units.
- GAC Aion V, BYD Yuan, GAC Hyptec HT, BYD Dolphin, Zeekr 001, and Xiaomi YU7 were also among the top ten most imported electric vehicles.
- The price of Avatr vehicles starts at approximately 6.65 million rubles.
- Changan Qiyuan Q05 is imported via parallel import and is considered more affordable.
- The July import surge partially compensated for lower volumes in earlier months.
Points of divergence
- The total number of electric vehicles imported from January to July 2026 amounted to 2,700 units. — kommersant
- The total number of electric vehicles imported from January to June 2026 was 1,488 units. — fontanka
- The total number of electric vehicles imported in the first half of 2026 was nearly 1,500 units. — kommersant
- The July import volume was nearly equal to the total for the first half of the year. — fontanka
- The total number of electric vehicles imported for the first seven months of 2026 was 2.7 thousand units. — kommersant
- The total number of electric vehicles imported for January to July 2026 was reported as 2,698 units. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Import of electric vehicles to Russia grew by almost 120% in July — Коммерсантъ
- July import of electric cars in the Russian Federation almost equaled shipments for the first half of the year — Фонтанка