Ola to set up new battery R&D facility in Bangalore

TusharK · 20th July 2022, 16:00

Ola Electric has announced it will invest US$500 million to set up an EV battery R&D facility in Bangalore.

Ola to set up new battery R&D facility in Bangalore-olaelectricimagecopy-1.jpg

According to the company, the Battery Innovation Centre (BIC) will be one of the largest and most advanced cell R&D facilities in the world.

BIC will house prototype lines for cylindrical, pouch, coin and prismatic cells. It will be equipped to produce anode and cathode material, an integrated facility for Nanoscale analysis, Molecular Dynamics simulation and crystal structure analysis.

BIC plans to recruit fresh talent, including 500 PhDs and engineers, who will be supported by around 1,000 researchers from India and across the world.

Link to Team-BHP News

Sk8r · 20th July 2022, 16:33

How is it that all numbers in the article are rounded off ? USD $ 500 Million, 500 PhDs, 1000 researchers ??

May be I am biased, but whatever comes out of OLA's PR sounds just shallow to me

Lowflyer23 · 20th July 2022, 18:23

Bangalore is gonna be lit!!

Siddarth_Ramani · 20th July 2022, 18:42

An IPO is coming!!! Brace yourself!!

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TusharK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Pune Posts: 6,266 Thanked: 55,817 Times	Ola to set up new battery R&D facility in Bangalore Ola Electric has announced it will invest US$500 million to set up an EV battery R&D facility in Bangalore. According to the company, the Battery Innovation Centre (BIC) will be one of the largest and most advanced cell R&D facilities in the world. BIC will house prototype lines for cylindrical, pouch, coin and prismatic cells. It will be equipped to produce anode and cathode material, an integrated facility for Nanoscale analysis, Molecular Dynamics simulation and crystal structure analysis. BIC plans to recruit fresh talent, including 500 PhDs and engineers, who will be supported by around 1,000 researchers from India and across the world. Link to Team-BHP News Last edited by Sheel : 20th July 2022 at 16:38. Reason: Typo.
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Sk8r BHPian Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Chennai Posts: 462 Thanked: 2,169 Times	Re: Ola to set up new battery R&D facility in Bangalore How is it that all numbers in the article are rounded off ? USD $ 500 Million, 500 PhDs, 1000 researchers ?? May be I am biased, but whatever comes out of OLA's PR sounds just shallow to me
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Lowflyer23 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Delhi Posts: 384 Thanked: 2,067 Times	Re: Ola to set up new battery R&D facility in Bangalore Bangalore is gonna be lit!!
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