Moscow, 20th June 2025 –The Rosatom State Corporation is preparing to send the Russian electric vehicle Atom on a polar expedition on the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy.
The ship is scheduled to leave the port of Murmansk in the last ten days of June. Atom on an Icebreaker is a joint project of Atomflot, the Fuel Division of Rosatom, which has created the electric mobility business area, and the Kama company, the developer and manufacturer of the Russian Atom.
Passengers on the flight will be presented with a pre-production prototype of the Atom electric vehicle and its technical characteristics will be demonstrated. One day, the vehicle is scheduled to be lowered onto the ice to test its capabilities in harsh Arctic conditions.
“Harsh climatic conditions have long been considered critical for electric transport. Today, we are confidently entering the Arctic to show that such restrictions no longer exist. Russian electric vehicle technologies go beyond urban conditions and demonstrate readiness for operation in any climate zone – without discounts for the season, region or temperature. For the consumer, this is, in fact, a test of trust: if the car works stably in the harshest conditions, then it will definitely cope with any everyday scenario. It is symbolic that the start of production of the electric vehicle, where Rosatom acts as a technology partner, is planned for the year of the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry. This initiative symbolically combines our traditions and our new horizons. Russian and Soviet researchers have always been attracted by the Arctic,” said Alexander Bukhvalov, Director of the Electromobility Business Unit of TVEL JSC .
“Atom is the first electric vehicle developed by a Russian team of engineers for Russia. Therefore, it is very symbolic that one of our prototypes is making such a voyage – to the Arctic, on a domestic icebreaker – the pride of our country. This is a demonstration that electric transport is coming to Russia. The task of our team is to ensure its comfortable operation – adaptation of the electric vehicle to the climate, convenient digital functions and service maintenance,” commented Igor Povarazdnyuk , General Director of KAMA JSC.