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Ola Electric brings former LG Chem Power CEO Prabhakar Patil onto its board

The company is now scouting the globe for opportunities to invest strategically into firms focused on advanced cell chemistry research and other battery tech

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Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Ola Electric, India’s leading manufacturer of EVs, today inducted Prabhakar Patil, former Chief Executive Officer of LG Chem Power, onto its board.

“We are investing deeply in core R&D to create indigenous advanced cell technologies as well as invest into large scale manufacturing of batteries,” said Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder and CEO, Ola. “I look forward to working closely with Dr Prabhakar as we deepen our focus and investments into advanced cell research as well as large scale manufacturing to build the best battery technologies right here in India and create a global EV hub with our Futurefactory at its centre.”

Aggarwal said

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