For many in the EV business, Log9 Materials is a battery technology startup. But it is also an innovative set-up that makes headlines quite frequently. In May, the company inaugurated India's maiden commercial cell manufacturing unit in Jakkur, Bengaluru. The battery plant will have an annual capacity to produce 50-megawatt hours of batteries, which can power about 8,000 units of three-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs) per year.
This first-of-its-kind facility will cater to lithium-titanium-oxide battery (LTO) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell manufacturing. The manufacturing line will support the production of large form factor cylindrical cells ranging from 22 Series to 66 Series. On the five-year cell production roadmap, Log9’s LTO TiB cells will contribute to a carbon emission reduction of 90T per vehicle, for a total CO2 reduction of 147 kT every year.
Founded in 2015 by trio of entrepreneurs, Dr Akshay Singhal, Kartik Hajela and Pankaj Sharma, Log9 has garnered over 70 patents for innovation. This deep tech startup, which started its journey with aluminium air fuel cells, jumped on the lithium-wagon in 2019 as electric vehicle momentum started gaining traction in the country.
“The idea was simply not to miss the bus on lithium. We chose aluminium at that time because India is an exporter of this element, and we thought this would be our answer to energy independence,” said Kartik Hajela, Co-Founder and COO at Log9 Materials.
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