The state government has signed an MoU with the company for the production of four-wheeler electric vehicles and the establishment of 20 GW battery manufacturing capacity at an investment of Rs 7,614 crore. Ola will make investment through its subsidiaries Ola Electric Technologies and Ola Cell Technologies.
These activities will provide employment to as many as 3,111 people, the state government said in an official statement.
In a booster to the EV industry, the Tamil Nadu government recently unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy 2023 to attract investments to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore and generate 1.50 lakh jobs. Chief Minister M K Stalin formally released the new policy on February 14.
Ola already manufactures electric two wheelers in the state. Ola currently produces over 1 lakh vehicles, and it plans to annually manufacture 140,000 cars and hire 3,111 workers in Tamil Nadu through the new investment.
In September, Ola said it was looking to expand into Latin America, ASEAN and European Union countries after entering India’s neighbour Nepal first.
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Tamil Nadu, which accounts for nearly a third of the country’s automotive exports, is looking to boost EV manufacturing and is waiving road tax, registration charges and permit fees for EVs, according to a policy unveiled this week.
(With inputs from Reuters, ANI)