Oleg Kononenko is an electric vehicle (EV) development expert and chief engineer with extensive experience leading EV projects. Some of his projects include: 1. Developing NEXT electro, a joint EV project between SpecAutoEngineering and GAZ Group to produce light commercial electric vehicles. Serial production began in 2017. 2. Designing a high-performance off-road electric vehicle with 1000HP for Devolro company in 2016. 3. Customizing various electric vehicles including trucks, SUVs, and an ultralight hovercraft for both commercial and military applications between 2010-2016.

1. Oleg Kononenko
EV development Expert, EV Chief Engineer
EV Projects Portfolio
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Current project – NEXT electro (http://nextelectro.ru/)
 NEXT electro – joint project of
SpecAutoEngineering company (http://sai-
holding.ru/) and GAZ Group
(https://gazglobal.com/) . GAZ Group – the
largest light commercial vehicles (LCV)
manufacturer in Russia
 First prototype was created at 2015.
 Intensive test of the prototype and pre-
production vehicles in different weather
conditions in 2015-2017.
 Homologation for the Customs Union states
(Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia,
Kyrgyzstan)
 Serial production started in September 2017
 First production cars running already in
Moscow, Sochi and Tyumen cities.

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High-performance off-road electric vehicle
(preliminary design stage, 2016)
 Preliminary development projetc of high-
performance hybrid SUV for Devolro
company (http://devolro.com/)
 Electric drivetrain power - 1000 HP
 Multifuel gas-turbine generator
 Applications: expeditions and journeys,
rally-raids, special-purpose applications,
military and rescue operations and
missions

4. 4-WD off-road truck (2014)
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Custom electric truck on the basis of army truck GAZ-66
Maximum power – 130 HP
Full 4-WD drive, range – 150 km

5. Light-duty electric truck
(demo prototype, 2010)
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Demonstration Prototype of light-duty electric truck,
made for Liotech company (LFP cells manufacturer,
belongs to RUSNANO Corporation)

6. High-Performance Electric SUV on the basis of
Porsche Cayenne (2012)
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Custom EV, made on private order in 2012
Maximum power – 300 HP, full 4-WD drive, no gearboxes
Range – up to 350 km (~200+ miles)

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 Unique foldable design
 High energy efficiency
 Customers can select between electric or
ICE engines
 Speed – up to 50 km/h (30+ mph)
 Operation time per one charge – up to 2
hours.
 Load capacity – about 250 kg (500 lbs).
 Applications: leisure and fun, fishing and
hunting, expeditions, traveling, rescue and
military operations
Current project – ultralight hovercraft with electric propulsion

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 Removable energy storage with built-in
inverter.
 Provides power for mobile bar equipment
(coffee machine, cold storage, etc.) for up
to 12 hours of bar operation.
 Power 2-4 kW, capacity from 2kWh to
5kWh.
 Night charging (3-5 hours).
Energy storage for mobile bars (2015)

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Ekomotors Energy Storage
for home and business (2016)
 Capacity – 7,7 kWh
 Power – 7,5 kW
 Customers may use any Android device
(tablet or smartphone) to monitor and control
the Energy Storage via USB or Bluetooth link.
 Swappable covers conception. Swappable
covers allow to change the look of the energy
storage.
 Performance specification similar to
Tesla Powerwall.
 Production started in 2016

10. Contacts and expertise
● Vast contacts in EV field with
companies from USA, Europe,
China, Russia and other countries
(components manufactures, EV
engineers and researchers)
● I can develop EV and hybrid
drivetrains and solutions that are
tailored for specific customer’s
application
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11. Thank you!
Oleg Kononenko
EV Development Director, Chief Engineer
SAE, IEEE Member
Mobile: +7 (905) 778-07-23
E-mail: oleg.kononenko@gmail.com
Skype: konon0
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