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    Home » Can Local Production of Battery Cells Prevent EV Fires?

    Can Local Production of Battery Cells Prevent EV Fires?

    aishwaryaBy aishwaryaJuly 5, 2022 Battery 3 Mins Read
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    According to some industry experts, higher local production of battery cells should be promoted considering India’s weather conditions after the recent approval of National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage scheme.

    Local Production of Battery CellsSpeaking on the matter Akshay Singhal, the founder and CEO of Log9 Materials (a Bengaluru-based advanced battery-technology and deep-technology startup), said: “Presently, a lot of the cells and batteries used in India’s electric vehicles are being imported from other countries. These battery cells are never designed for the Indian operating conditions and, therefore, recently we have seen… two-wheeler EV catching fire. It is very important to make cells here. It should not just be about replicating technology from outside but developing technology specifically made for Indian conditions which include temperature, and the types of vehicles used here.”

    Talking about the ramifications of borrowing technology from outside, he said: “Most of the battery innovation has happened in the temperate belt. They have developed the technologies for the requirement existing in Korea, China, the US, UK and these countries do not see the kind of temperature profile we see in India, so mindlessly bringing the technology… will not work here. It will lead to safety issues and beyond it, we will also have cost and performance issues.”

    Singhal said, “The overall EV adoption in India today stands at 0.8 percent, but the country has set goals to achieve 30 percent EV adoption in the B2C sector and over 70 percent adoption in the B2B segment by 2030. To achieve such ambitious goals, India needs to accelerate EV adoption through technologies made for India, and… impetus on B2B electrification should be the go-to route to take”

    Notably, Log9 Materials unveiled India’s first indigenously-developed battery cell manufacturing facility in Bengaluru in April. The state-of-the-art cell manufacturing facility built by Log9 is touted to be South East Asia’s largest local production of battery cells line.

    Sharing his views on the Karnataka government’s decision to conduct EV expos in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, Singhal said: “Tier-II and Tier-III cities are catching up in using EVs. If we look at the two-wheeler EV industry… In Karnataka, Coorg and Chikkamagaluru people are using electric two-wheelers left, right and centre. High fuel prices are also driving people to EV adoption.”

    He also welcomed the GST Council’s decision to tax EVs with or without the battery pack at 5 per cent. Earlier, e-vehicles were taxed at 5 per cent while lithium-ion batteries were taxed at 18 per cent.

    At the Green Vehicle Expo-2022 held from July 1-3, Log9 Materials unveiled a new range of electric vehicles for last-mile logistics across different EV platforms – including two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers – all of which are InstaCharged by its local production of battery cells named RapidX batteries.

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