EP20-001 began testing at VELNII's test track at Novocherkassk in April 2011 and later at the Shcherbinka test track.
A part of Moscow Oblast's territory, including the towns of Troitsk, Moskovsky, and Shcherbinka, as well as parts of territories of Leninsky, Naro-Fominsky, and Podolsky Districts, has been transferred to Moscow on July 1, 2012.