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MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) – There are plans to trial a Belarus-made electric car by the end of 2017, BelTA learned from Professor Alexander Kilchevsky, Chief Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB).

According to the source, one of the Belarusian institutes is working hard on the project. The Belarusian electric car will be based on a BelGee car. “We should have a prototype by autumn and get the prototype trialed in Belarus. We hope we will have results by the end of 2017,” said Alexander Kilchevsky.

The exploration of new scientific prospects, including the development of Belarusian electric vehicles, will become more feasible once the Belarusian nuclear power plant is commissioned.

“It will be a momentous event for Belarus. Providing scientific support for the nuclear power plant is one of the tasks of the Academy of Sciences. Can you imagine that once the Belarusian nuclear power plant goes online, the country’s supply of electricity will be increased by roughly 50%? It means we will be able to use cheaper electricity. For instance, soon we are going to start designing one of the first houses in Belarus that will rely virtually solely on electricity. On the one hand, the design will save natural gas. On the other hand, such a house will not require the construction of heating pipelines and so on,” said the scientist.