Ola Electric unit secures Indian certification for 46100 LFP battery cell

Ola Cell Technologies (OCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of EV maker Ola Electric, today announced that it has received the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification under IS 16046 (Part 2):2018/IEC 62133-2:2017 for its indigenously developed LFP 46100 cylindrical cell. With this achievement, Ola Electric becomes the first Indian company to receive BIS certification for an indigenously developed cell in the 46100 format.

In addition to BIS certification, the LFP 46100 cell has successfully qualified under IS 16893 Parts 2 and 3 and UN 38.3 standards, confirming that the cell has completed the prescribed electrical, mechanical, environmental, reliability, abuse, and transportation-safety evaluations.

“Developed with significant localization across materials, components, engineering, and manufacturing processes, the LFP 46100 demonstrates Ola Electric’s growing ability to develop, qualify, and industrialize advanced cell technologies within India,” stated the company.

To achieve the BIS certification, Ola Electric’s 46100 LFP Cell underwent a series of safety, performance, and endurance tests at a National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)-accredited laboratory. Overall, the cells underwent multiple qualification tests, including thermal abuse, external short circuit, forced discharge, impact, altitude, abnormal charging, vibration, continuous low-rate charging, crush, free fall, and mechanical shock assessments.

The certified LFP 46100 platform expands Ola Electric’s in-house cell portfolio beyond its NMC 4680 Bharat cell and establishes a qualified technology foundation for future electric vehicles and stationary energy-storage solutions. Offering an energy density of over 170 Wh/kg, broad operating-temperature capability, and a development pathway towards more than 4,000 charge-discharge cycles, the cell is designed to address applications where safety, lifecycle, and cost are as critical as energy and power performance.

Ola Electric said its 4680 Bharat cells already power thousands of vehicles on Indian roads. By developing both NMC and LFP technologies on a common 46-series architecture, it is uniquely positioned to deploy the most suitable chemistry across mobility and energy-storage applications.

From pv magazine India