Home-grown cell producer Godi India on Monday mentioned it has produced the nation’s first ever 5.2 Ah 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion cells with an vitality density of 275 Wh/kg primarily based on silicon anode expertise which can enable an electrical car to attain a higher vary in comparison with graphite on a single cost. 

The Hyderabad-based firm has already accomplished the primary batch of deliveries of cells to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in India for use in electrical two-wheelers. The firm, which started its manufacturing in 2020 at its Hyderabad facility, just lately bought the BIS certification following rigorous testing of the cells for over six months.

The electrode composition has been indigenously developed as per the market requirement and with the usage of silicon within the anode, an electrical car might obtain a higher vary, as much as 15-20 per cent in comparison with graphite, on a single cost because of the elevated vitality density, the corporate mentioned. 

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“We have already delivered 5.0Ah cells to top six OEMs in India and planning to deliver 5.2Ah cells in the near future. We believe that these high energy density cells developed with in-house technology will be an important landmark for ‘Made in India’ for domestic and international market,” Mahesh Godi, the corporate’s founder and CEO, mentioned. 

The firm can be scouting for areas in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, for establishing an indigenous Giga manufacturing facility for manufacturing cells. It additionally just lately tied up with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- Central Electrochemical Research Institute for working and sustaining its superior cell manufacturing facility in Taramani, Chennai.  

Godi mentioned it has deliberate for a 100 MWh pilot manufacturing facility for five.0 – 5.2Ah cells adopted by a GWh plant to cater to the necessities of the extremely demanding electrical two-wheelers’ wants, which is greater than 50GWh by 2030 unique for electrical two-wheelers’ battery phase.

“With a lithium-ion cell market size of $5 billion for E2W by 2030, silicon is the future of energy storage as it can store nearly ten times the energy when compared to the traditional graphite anode,” he added. 

Though Godi didn’t title the purchasers, Ather, TVS, Hero, Ola, and Okinawa are a number of the main home-grown firms which have emerged as main gamers within the electrical automobiles phase. 

The firm can be seeking to export its lithium-ion cells made utilizing its personal expertise to key worldwide markets like Norway, Germany, Canada, the UK, and the US.