Kinetic Group Launches Range-X Battery Plant in Ahmednagar

22 Feb 2025 CW Team

Kinetic Group has inaugurated its advanced EV battery manufacturing facility in Ahmednagar under the Range-X brand. With a Rs 50 crore investment, the plant has a production capacity of 60,000 battery packs annually for two- and three-wheeler EVs.

The facility will manufacture Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) batteries, offering high energy density and smart battery management systems. Equipped with automated production lines and IoT-enabled quality checks, it complies with AIS 156 and AIS 004 standards.

""Range-X is a result of pioneering work in batteries and a significant step towards India鈥檚 mobility transformation,"" said Ajinkya Firodia, Vice Chairman and MD, Kinetic Group.

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