Yo-mobil

Manufacturer	Yo-auto
Production	From 2012
Body style	Crossover, hatchback, truck
Engine	Gasoline or natural gas hybrid

yo-mobil coupe

yo-mobil hatchback

yo-mobil truck

The Yo-mobil (Russian: ё-мобиль; IPA: [jɵ mɐˈbʲilʲ]) is a planned hybrid electric car that will be produced by Yo-auto, a Russian company that is a joint venture between SKD truck maker Yarovit and the Onexim investment group.^[1][2][3]

Background[link]

The car was introduced on 13 December 2010 in Moscow, a product of a joint venture between Yarovit, owner of a small assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia and the Onexim investment group, headed by Mikhail Prokhorov, who is the leader and financier of the project.^[1][3] Prokhorov planned to invest around €150 million (US$200 million) in a the venture, dubbed Yo-auto.^[1] According to Prokhorov, he intended for the vehicle to "break the stereotype saying Russia can't produce good cars."^[3]

Design[link]

The car will be powered by an engine that can burn both gasoline and natural gas and is connected to a pair of electric motors.^[1] Unlike other hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius, the internal-combustion engine directly powers the motors rather than a battery.^[1] It was planned to install a rotary vane type engine, with the pistons moving in a circle, rather than linearly.^[1] However, the inventor of the engine Mikhail Virgiyanov in an open letter to the company refused to continue work on the engine and accused the company of copyright infringement.^[4]

Fuel economy of the car is expected to be around 67 mpg_-US (3.5 L/100 km; 80 mpg_-imp), with a range of 680 miles (1,090 km) and a top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h).^[1] However, no tests were conducted due to the lack of working examples.

Criticism[link]

The project has been criticized by many Russian automotive specialists.^[5] In particular the project and its designers are criticized for:

• Overly ambitious plans for a company that has never designed or produced vehicles of any kind (Yarovit company only did SKD assembly of trucks based on large Terberg components)

• Designing a vehicle around high-tech components most of which do not exist even as experimental machines^[4]

• Dangerously high center of gravity, making it susceptible to roll-over^[6]

• Archaic design, resembling go-carts by its body and mining equipment by the drivetrain^[6]

• Use of capacitors as power storage devices^[7] which have numerous disadvantages and may become dangerous in certain circumstances^[6]

Production and sales[link]

Yo-auto plans to begin producing the car during the second half of 2012,^[8] and aims to sell 10,000 during the first year of production.^[1][3] While it will be initially sold in Russia, Yo-auto plans to sell the vehicle in Europe subject to compliance with European Union regulations.^[3] The cars will be manufactured in a factory near St. Petersburg that will have an estimated annual capacity of 45,000 units. A second factory, to be opened later, is expected to double the annual production rate.^[8]

In late 2011, Vietnamese company TMT and Yo-auto announced plans to develop a line of 2-8 seat cars for the Vietnam market, developed from the Yo-mobil platform.^[9]

2011 concept car[link]

2011 yo-mobil concept car

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, yo-Auto presented a concept yo-mobil with sliding doors. Instead of mirrors, the concept utilized a pair of video cameras for rear view vision.^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

• yo-mobile club,foto,video
• yo-motor presentation on YouTube
• Yo! for Yo: New hybrid car by Russian magnate in drive for eco future (Russia Today) on YouTube, (Yo! New eco-friendly car could re-energize Russia’s motor market)
• Putin test-drives Russian Yo-mobil hybrid car (Russia Today) on YouTube, (Putin takes Russian hybrid car for a test drive)
• Yo-mobil will take part in Dakar Rally on YouTube
• YAROVIT Motors
• Onexim Group

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