Russia's biggest gun maker wants to take on Tesla with electric 'supercar'

Russia's biggest gun manufacturer is looking to take on Tesla with its new electric concept car.

Kalashnikov, maker of the AK-47 assault weapon, has gone retro with its new "supercar," the CV-1, unveiled at a Russian defense show near Moscow Thursday.

According to media outlets reporting at a press event at the expo, a Kalashnikov media rep said the car will "let us stand in the ranks of global electric car producers such as Tesla."

It certainly looks retro, with the design and body of an old-school IZh 21252 "Kombi" car — the Kombi came from a Soviet era car maker from the 1970s. It's a bold design decision, a vintage throwback akin to the Fujifilm Instax camera. Read more...