Electric cars are a rarity on Ukrainian roads, with their prices at least 40 percent higher than standard cars, largely due to high import duties. Another impediment is the lack of developed infrastructure. As a result, as few as 300 are active, according to some estimates.
Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) producer E-line is trying to remedy that with 100 electric chargers to be installed throughout Ukraine by the end of 2015, said Vladyslav Rodin, its co-founder.
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