Battery maker Godi Energy said it manufactured India’s first 5.2 Ah 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion cells.
Using silicon in the anode, an electric vehicle (EV) could achieve up to 15-20% greater range on a single charge compared to graphite, it added. This is due to the increased energy density.
It also claims to be the first Indian company to get BIS certification to sell lithium-ion cells made with home-grown technology. Godi said it is making inroads in the manufacture of high-energy density lithium-ion cells using silicon.
Mahesh Godi, CEO of Godi India said: “With the boom in the EV sector constituting two-, three- and four-wheelers in India and across the world, the need for high energy cells has become very essential. We have already delivered 5.0Ah cells to top six OEMs in India and are 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 the domestic and international markets.”
The company is focussing on innovations in the anode and cathode areas and is planning to achieve more than 5.6Ah high-energy and high-power cells for the first time.
Godi India has planned for a 100 MWh pilot production facility for 5.0–5.2Ah cells followed by a GWh plant. That will cater for electric two-wheelers, which is expected to be more than 50GWh by 2030 just for the electric two-wheeler battery segment.
Godi estimates that the lithium-ion cell market size for electric two-wheelers alone will be $5 billion (Rs 41,425 crore) by 2030. It believes silicon is the future of energy storage as it can store nearly 10 times the energy when compared to the traditional graphite anode.
However, it comes with almost 400% volume expansion during its charge and discharge process making it difficult to stabilise, it added.
Image: Godi India’s 5.2 Ah 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion cell
