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IOP, the company jointly owned by Phinergy and Indian energy major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will collaborate with two leading automakers in India - Ashok Leyland and Maruti Suzuki to test Phinergy's aluminium-air battery in electric vehicles

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Under the LOIs, the parties agreed to collaborate in order to assess commercial uses of the aluminium-air battery developed by Phinergy.

Key Points: 
  • Under the LOIs, the parties agreed to collaborate in order to assess commercial uses of the aluminium-air battery developed by Phinergy.
  • These collaborations follow the collaboration between Phinergy and Mahindra Electric, another leading vehicle manufacturer in India, whereby a prototype for an electric rickshaw using an aluminium-air battery was recently completed.
  • Aluminium-air technology is an energy production technology with two main applications: energy backup for critical facilities and extension of the range of electric vehicles.
  • Zinc-air technology, which is currently in advanced stages of research and development, is a technology for storing renewable energy.