by Ukraine had every chance to outrun Tesla and Nissan with their Leaf. The first Ukrainian electric car could have appeared as early as the ’90s, but its fate was unfortunate, reports Auto24. 
The electric car Kyiv-1103 was created at the Scientific-Production Center ‘Informatics’ under the direction of candidate of technical sciences Volodymyr Tatarenko. Later, even the E. O.
Paton Institute of Electric Welding joined the project. Together, they formed the JSC ‘Electromobile’. 
The electric motor for Kyiv-1103 was a starter from a MiG-29 fighter jet. It weighed only 11 kg and produced 25 hp. In Israel, a battery was developed for the car, allowing it to travel about 200 km without recharging.
The fiberglass body was made in the Czech Republic. 
The Ukrainian electric car was repeatedly seen during tests in Kyiv and at the ‘Chaika’ autodrome. Moreover, foreign investors even appeared, and Deutsche Bank was ready to issue a cheap loan. Kyiv-1103 was planned to be produced both for Ukraine and for Europe. Moreover, Israeli partners were ready to establish battery production with us.
However, the Cabinet of Ministers did not provide guarantees on the loan and protection of foreign investments. Without funds, the project could not exist, and the Paton Institute left it. One of the Kyiv-1103 vehicles was operational until around 2002. Then its body remained on the territory of one of the car service stations, and now its traces are lost. Incidentally, the Israeli partners were more fortunate—they continued their work and even created a battery for the Renault Fluence Z.E.
