Electric vehicle manufacturer Omega Seiki on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Log 9 Materials to offer rapid charging batteries technology in its Rage+ electric 3W platform.
This technology will be first introduced in Range+ in two variants, a 5.8 kWh, 120 Ah unit and a 6.5 kWh, 140 Ah battery, which will take 30 minutes and 35 minutes respectively to charge fully. Both variants can operate in temperatures between -40°C and +65°C, making them perfect for Indian conditions. Developed by Log 9 Materials, these batteries will have 15,000 charge cycles.
Omega Seiki Rage+ with rapid charging batteries will have a range of around 65 to 100 km when fully charged. The company is also offering a 15-year warranty on the battery.
Uday Narang, Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility, said, “Indian startups like Log 9 Materials are close to my heart and are an integral part of India’s electric vehicle revolution. Following PM Modi’s dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Omega Seiki Mobility is working on all the aspects of developing state-of-the-art, Make-in-India electric vehicle technology. The rapid charging batteries will not only provide a solution to range anxiety as they can be quickly charged in under 30 minutes but will also be value for money to our customers due to their long life and reliability.”
Akshay Singhal, Founder & CEO, Log 9 Materials, said, “India needs battery technologies built ground up based on local conditions, requirements and usage patterns. This has been the underlying thesis of our technology development at Log 9 Materials. Our RapidX battery technology addresses the core challenges of high downtime due to charging, low reliability due to dropping power in the vehicle during discharge and rapidly degrading range of the vehicle as the battery gets old. This will drive adoption of EVs in the last mile sector where there is a huge pent up demand.”
Omega Seiki Mobility and Log 9 Material are specifically targeting B2B last-mile delivery segment to deploy its rapid charging batteries in the Rage+ RapidEV variant of the original Rage+ platform.