Ola Electric to Build \”Largest Cell R&D Facility in Asia\”

• Ola Electric, a Bangalore-based Electric Two Wheeler Manufacturing Company is going to build the “Largest Cell R&D Facility in Asia” named Battery Innovation Center (BIC).

Giving information on Twitter, the CEO of Ola Electric said, “Sharing something I’m personally very passionate about!

Building a state-of-the-art Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Bangalore. BIC will be one of the world’s largest, most advanced cell R&D facilities. 500+ engineers & PhDs, $500mn investment.

Will be up & running next month!”

Sharing something I’m personally very passionate about!

Building a state of the art Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in Bangalore. BIC will be one of worlds largest, most advanced cell R&D facility. 500+ engineers & PhDs, $500mn investment.

Will be up & running next month! pic.twitter.com/ZuPMUMjy9O

— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) July 18, 2022

Ola Electric Cell R&D Facility in Asia Highlights:

• Physical Characteristics Labs
• X-Ray Photoelectron spectroscopy machine (XPS)
• Cell Protoline Lab RH10
• Double Planetary Mixer
• Lab Slot DIE Coater
• Cell Proline LAB RH1
• Cylindrical Cell Assembly Protoline
• Computed Tomography (CT)

Pouch Cell Assembly Protoline

1. Electrode cutting unit
2. Poush Blister Forming Unit
3. Cell Filling & Degassing Unit
4. Poch Sealing Unit

Currently, Ola Electric procures battery cells for its electric scooters from South Korea-based LG Chem. Battery cells are the most expensive component in EVs, and manufacturing them can cut the cost of an electric vehicle by about 30%.

The company aims to develop its in-house capacity by 2026 and recently revealed the firm’s first indigenously manufactured Li-ion cell on Wednesday.

The company will start with an initial cell manufacturing capacity of 20GWh with 60% localization to meet its near-term needs instead of relying solely on LG Chem.