Inside Ola's mega factory, India's potential answer to Elon Musk's Tesla

Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric's Rs 2,400 crore unit is being built at record-breaking speed to become the world's largest two-wheeler plant

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Ola Electric Mobility | Electric Vehicles

Peerzada Abrar  |  Krishnagiri 

It takes over three hours of drive and covering more than 130 km from tech hub Bengaluru, to reach the ‘Ola FutureFactory’ site in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. The electric vehicle facility surrounded by shoe factories, temples, coconut trees, lakes and dusty roads is being constructed to become the world’s largest two-wheeler factory.

As you reach the gate, one can see the massive scale of the operations of the facility. It is being built with an investment of Rs 2400 crore on 500 acres of land, which is equal to about 378 football fields. Inside, a drone ...

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First Published: Sun, March 07 2021. 18:15 IST
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