Ather Energy Partners With Amara Raja To Develop Battery Cells For Electric Scooters

Ather Energy, an electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies (ARACT), a subsidiary of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (ARE&M). The collaboration focuses on developing and supplying Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) lithium-ion cells for Ather’s battery packs.

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Ather Energy, which designs and manufactures its battery packs in-house, operates two production facilities in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. One facility is dedicated to battery production, while the other handles vehicle assembly. Ather recently announced plans to open a third manufacturing unit in Maharashtra to better serve more markets across India.

Tarun Mehta, Co-founder & CEO at Ather Energy, said, “Our focus has always been on designing and building products from scratch in India, with most of our components, aside from cells, sourced domestically. Now, we're taking a significant step forward by promoting homegrown cell technology. This will help us optimize costs and enable us to source lithium-ion cells tailored to Ather's specific requirements, further enhancing our ability to innovate and scale efficiently. Our aim is to help the domestic industry grow significantly to support India’s energy demand now and in the coming future.”

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Amara Raja aims to expand its role in the e-mobility and energy storage sectors by becoming a major manufacturer of lithium-ion and other advanced chemistry cells in India. The company has committed Rs 9,500 crores to build a 16GWh capacity gigafactory in Telangana. Additionally, Amara Raja is establishing an advanced research and innovation center, 'ePositive Energy Labs,' in Hyderabad to strengthen India’s R&D capabilities in battery technology.

Vikramaditya Gourineni, Executive Director, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd said, “We immensely respect Ather’s contribution to electrify mobility in India and their unique approach to overall eco-system development for sustainable personal mobility solutions. At Amara Raja, we have significantly progressed in our efforts to building world-class facilities to manufacture cell and battery packs customised for Indian conditions. Our recent collaboration with Gotion-InoBat will accelerate our efforts towards the same. We are proud to partner with Ather and together we will focus on building market relevant solutions in India’s journey towards indigenisation of Electric Vehicle technologies.”