en.Wedoany.com Reported - The "Atom" electric vehicle manufactured by Kama JSC (АО «Кама») has passed certification crash tests at the test site of the Federal State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation (NAMI). The tests were conducted in accordance with Russian and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) standards.
Two series-produced vehicles built using mass-production technology were used in the tests. The first underwent a frontal impact test: striking a deformable barrier at 56 km/h with a 40% overlap. The second underwent a side impact test: a trolley weighing 950 kg with a deformable barrier struck the vehicle at 50 km/h, simulating another passenger car.
The results of both tests showed that all systems activated normally within the predetermined time, airbags and seat belts deployed according to standards, side curtain airbags fully covered the windows, and the high-voltage system and battery remained intact. The vehicle's body geometry remained within permissible tolerances, and the doors could be easily opened after the frontal impact. Kama JSC noted that the actual test results fully matched the computer simulation data.
The "Atom" body has no B-pillar, and the rear doors are rear-hinged. Eliminating the B-pillar typically reduces body rigidity, but the vehicle uses a compensating reinforcement structure integrated into the rear door, stamped from high-strength steel using a hot stamping process. Additionally, the body structure combines four types of steel and aluminum alloy. These design solutions ensured the geometric integrity of the load-bearing structure after testing and meet modern occupant protection standards.
After completing durability, climate, corrosion, and impact tests, Kama JSC announced that the "Atom" is ready for mass production and sales. The vehicle is planned to be produced at the "Moskvich" plant, with sales set to launch in the fall of 2026. Additionally, at the Moscow Electronics Festival, customers who had pre-ordered the vehicle were able to test drive this electric car in a convoy. In early December 2025, the interior pages of the project's new website showed that the base configuration electric vehicle costs 3.9 million rubles without state subsidies, and the retail price after applying the state car loan program discount is 2,975,000 rubles.
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