Minister for Industries P. Rajeeve on Wednesday received the Lithium Titanate (LTO) prototype battery developed for e-vehicles by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTPL).
VSSC director S. Unnikrishnan Nair handed over the prototype to the Minister at a function here. The battery was developed indigenously under the aegis of the Electric Vehicle Development and Management Consortium anchored by Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC).
VSSC, TTPL, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Thiruvananthapuram, and Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology (TrEST) Research Park are the consortium partners. The battery promises faster recharging and enhanced safety and energy density, according to the government.