Tata’s Battery Unit Turns to Own Tech for Making Lithium Cells
Agratas is developing LFP cells in-house after executives judged a Chinese technology deal unlikely, adding cost and time to its battery ramp-up.
- In Sanand, Gujarat, Agratas is building a pilot production line for LFP cells, where a team of Indian, South Korean, and Chinese engineers will refine manufacturing processes and validate the initial batch.
- Beijing's stringent restrictions on critical manufacturing exports forced Agratas to pivot after executives assessed that chances of a technology deal with a Chinese firm are close to nil.
- Unlike its NMC cell production using licensed technology from Japan's Automotive Energy Supply Corp, Agratas is developing LFP cells from scratch, supported by more than $400 million invested in a Bengaluru research center.
- Although LFP batteries typically offer less range than NMC counterparts, they are better suited for stationary storage applications, helping Agratas tap the fast-growing grid-scale energy storage market as India pursues ambitious renewable energy goals.
- Agratas' factory in Somerset, England, is scheduled to start production by around the middle of next year, while the India facility will begin producing NMC cells by early 2027, initially supplying Jaguar Land Rover for its Range Rover Electric SUV.
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Tata’s Battery Unit Turns to Own Tech for Making Lithium Cells
Tata’s battery unit Agratas turns to in-house tech for making Lithium cells amid China curbs
The move is a deliberate pivot for Agratas after executives assessed that the chances of a technology deal with a Chinese firm are close to nil, the people said, given Beijing’s stringent restrictions on exports of critical manufacturing know-how.
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MoneycontrolTata's Battery Unit Turns to Own Tech for Making Lithium Cells
Tata Group’s battery unit is gearing up to make cells using its own technology for the first time as China’s tighter curbs spur the Indian conglomerate to seek self-sufficiency, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tata Group To Develop Own LFP Battery Tech, Ending Chinese Reliance
In a significant move towards achieving self-reliance in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, the Tata Group is preparing to manufacture Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells using its own proprietary technology, while this strategic shift marks the first time the Indian conglomerate will develop such critical technology independently, moving away from its previous plans of relying on international partnerships. The decision comes at a time wh…
India's largest business empire, the Tata Group, is now set to start production by developing its own technology for battery manufacturing so that Indian companies do not have to rely on China. The country's rapidly growing electric vehicle sector and electronics industry, which is a key manufacturing sector, must operate independently, without anyone's help.
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