Log9 Materials Collaborates With IIT-Delhi: 3-Year Agreement To Work Collaboratively With CART

According to Log9 materials, the company has signed a three-year strategic collaboration with the Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART) at the IIT-Delhi. The collaboration was established and finalised through an umbrella MoU that was recently signed between Delhi Science and Technology (S&T) Cluster, and Log9 Materials Scientific.

Speaking about the Delhi Science and Technology (S&T) Cluster, it is managed by DRIIV (Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation) Foundation, which itself is an initiative by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the government of India.

As per Log9 Materials, Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation Foundation has agreed to facilitate long-term collaboration as they will work on a variety of academic and industry-oriented projects in the coming years.

Speaking on the collaboration, Dr Akshay Singhal, founder and CEO, Log9 Materials said, "With the electric mobility and energy sectors in India growing rapidly over the last few years, a dire need has been felt for industry-academia partnerships to promote innovation, research and talent in these sectors. And we are certain that this forward-looking agreement will not only address these issues but also go beyond to provide breakthrough research and solutions and thereby an overall much-needed boost towards the EV and energy storage ecosystems in our country. Additionally, the implementation of this MoU can go a long way in achieving India's 'Atmanirbharta', i.e. self-reliance in terms of electric vehicles by driving local innovations at scale."

"I look forward to the implementation of various research projects by the IIT Delhi faculty, as well as the training and internship opportunities for the students and research scholars to make this collaboration productive." Said Prof. B K Panigrahi, professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Delhi, Head of CART and the Lead PI of E-mobility Cluster of DRIIV.

Shipra Mishra, CEO, DRIIV said, "This partnership is a perfect example of industry-academia collaboration aimed at developing and commercialising more efficient, longer-lasting and cheaper EV batteries and charging infrastructure, custom-designed for Indian conditions. We hope that our joint efforts will bring us closer to realising the dream of mainstreaming electric vehicles in India."

Recently, Log9 Materials had announced the launch of its battery replacement and retro fitment service in partnership with SpareIt. With this partnership in action, Log9 Materials will roll out its battery replacement and fitment service through the SpareIt service network across the country.

Moreover, this partnership will give Log9 Materials access to 100+ EV-friendly garages in India with easy access to electric vehicle charging points in eight cities.

Thoughts About The Partnership Between Log9 Materials & IIT-Delhi

Log9 Materials' main focus has been the last-mile logistics segment, and with their RapidX battery technology, they are confident about overcoming the charging time limitation issues faced by almost all major last-mile logistic companies on their EVs.

With this new partnership, Log9 Materials will be able to develop more advanced materials for more efficient energy solutions.