Indian electric mobility company Ola Electric has always been about innovating and manufacturing its products locally. With ideals such as sustainability, women empowerment, and local manufacturing at its core, Ola’s mega factory churns out two-wheelers that are, for the most part, entirely Indian-made. Soon, this will include the scooter’s battery, something Ola Electric has developed and engineered in house.
The CEO of Ola Electric, Bhavish Aggarwal, released a picture of a lithium-ion battery cell, which he says is the first battery made in-house by the business. By 2023, Ola hopes to start manufacturing its NMC 21700 cell in bulk at its Gigafactory. Aggarwal also disclosed that the company's plan for cell technology will be expanded. This suggests that starting in 2023, Ola will assemble its batteries using its own cells, which could lower the cost of the battery as a whole.
