Ola Electric Secures BIS Certification for Domestically Developed 46100 LFP Battery Cell

Ola Cell Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ola Electric Mobility Limited, has achieved Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification under the IS 16046 (Part 2):2018 / IEC 62133-2:2017 regulatory frameworks for its indigenously developed LFP 46100 cylindrical cell.

With this regulatory milestone, the electric vehicle manufacturer becomes the first Indian company to secure official BIS certification for an internally designed cell built in the large-format 46100 footprint. The formal notification of this achievement was submitted to both the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and the BSE Limited on 23 June 2026.

In addition to securing the primary BIS certification, the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) 46100 cell successfully met the structural requirements of the IS 16893 (Parts 2 and 3) and UN 38.3 standards. These qualifications verify that the cell has completed rigorous electrical, mechanical, environmental, reliability, abuse, and transit-safety evaluations.

To meet these standards, the cell underwent extensive evaluation at a National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited facility, passing tests that included thermal abuse, external short circuiting, forced discharge, impact, altitude, abnormal charging, vibration, continuous low-rate charging, crushing, free-fall drops, and mechanical shock assessments. The development of the platform relied on comprehensive localisation across raw materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, and cell engineering.

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According to an official company spokesperson, this certification supports the brand's long-term goal of constructing an integrated EV and energy infrastructure within India while reducing industrial dependence on imported battery packs. The automaker has already deployed thousands of electric vehicles powered by its 4680 Bharat Cells onto Indian roads, logging millions of cumulative kilometres under real-world operating conditions to validate the architecture's structural durability.