November 2, 2022

ola electric news: Ola Electric unveils lithium-ion cell, mass production to begin by 2023

Ola Electric founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal took to Twitter on Monday to announce the company’s first-ever locally made lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell.

Aggarwal tweeted: “Our first locally made Li-ion cell! The cell is at the heart of the electric vehicle revolution. We need to create our own technology to scale faster and innovate. cellular technology!”

The invention could reduce India’s dependence on Li-ion battery imports.

The company will begin mass production of its cell from its next Gigafactory by 2023. The state-of-the-art cylindrical high-nickel Ola cell uses NMC on the cathode side; and graphite and silicon on the anode side.

The use of specific chemistry and materials allows the cell to store more energy in a given space and also improves the overall life cycle of the cell. The cell was developed keeping the native conditions at the core.

“One cell is at the heart of the electric vehicle revolution. Ola is building the world’s most advanced cell research center that will allow us to scale and innovate faster, and rapidly build the most electric vehicle products. most advanced and affordable in the world,” IANS Aggarwal quoted. as told.

(With contributions from IANS)