"Low cost, high performance": Bhavish Aggarwal calls his EV battery 'Bharat Cell' a gamechanger for India
Bhavish Aggarwal said that the company has developed a cutting-edge lithium cell battery named "Bharat cell", which is currently undergoing trials in an advanced stage and can be a gamechanger for the Indian electric mobility ecosystem once it is launched on a full scale.
«This is the 5G of lithium cells, if I can say, it in a very simple way. This is the cutting-edge technology that we have made in India. Globally, only a few companies have this technology capability,» Bhavish Aggarwal told in a podcast session.
And for this technology, Ola's founder apprised that it had not done any partnership for its development.
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The Bharat Cell reportedly received certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards, which is a mandatory requirement before commercial production starts at its Ola Gigafactory.
India, which largely imports lithium cell batteries, does not make any as of now. Batteries make up a significant part of the cost of manufacturing a unit electric vehicle.
Aggarwal said his electric mobility company Ola Electric's mission statement is to make India the global EV hub.
"...to make India use EVs, we'll have to build the products India wants, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, other products, which is more India-centric. And by extension, Global South will use those products. But not limit ourselves to the product. In the end, what will define success in Ola Electric is whether, and the whole EV game is, whether we can
