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Detailed explanation-1: -Old Electric recently uncovered India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell called “NMC 2170”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ola Electric has unveiled the country’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell. Ola Electric has unveiled the country’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell. The Bengaluru-based two-wheeler maker will begin the mass production of the cell-NMC 2170, from its Chennai-based Gigafactory by 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1976, the first viable Lithium-based battery was patented by British chemist Michael Stanley Whittingham. Whittingham’s breakthrough was the battery’s low weight, high energy density and its capability to work at room temperature.

Detailed explanation-4: -New Delhi: Ola Electric on Tuesday unveiled the country’s first indigenously developed lithium ion cell. The Bengaluru-based two-wheeler maker said it will begin the mass production of the cell–NMC 2170, from its Chennai-based Gigafactory by 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will visit India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, tomorrow. This state-of-the-art facility has been set up by the Chennai based Munoth Industries Limited with an outlay of Rs. 165 crores.