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ION Energy doubles down on its expansion strategy and announces promotion of Puneet Arora as Chief Operating Officer

Looking to boost its engineering headcount, ION plans to hire talent for 8 high-value positions from tier-1 and tier-2 colleges with hand-on experience in the electronics and automotive industry | Puneet Arora is promoted as the COO of ION Energy to lead operational growth and expansion

More parts for electric vehicles to be made in India: ION Energy

The local supply chain for all critical parts of EVs a must: Akhil Aryan of ION Energy. For the record, ION Energy is a tier-1 supplier to manufacturers like Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Company, the two major Indian OEMs that have entered the EV segment, which, Aryan believes, is set to grow after Covid-19.

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list – Class of 2020; INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING & ENERGY

Cofounded in 2016 by Akhil Aryan, ION Energy is a deep tech startup that optimizes battery management systems (BMS) and enhances the life and performance of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Using ION Energy’s technology, companies are able to buy or build their own BMS, which measures cell voltages, keeps balanced charge cycles and controls safety systems. Currently, ION Energy works with organizations such as Ola Cabs, Okinawa Scooters, Tata Motors and Airbus.

ION Energy Balancing End-To-End Solutions For Electric Vehicles

In an exclusive chat with Auto Tech Review, Akhil Aryan, Founder, Ion Energy, claimed that the BMS available in the EV market currently can be put to use in the battery pack hardware locally and is programmed with an assumption that such vehicles will possess similar usage patterns.

How to Put EVs on the Fast Track

“Electric vehicles (EV) are deemed to be the sunrise sector of the automobile industry as they are solely responsible for the sector’s impending transformation into a renewable alternative over fossil-fuel-dependent vehicles,” says Akhil Aryan, founder of Ion Energy in Mumbai. “India has shown considerable progress in the EV space with serious players spearheading numerous initiatives to promote EV adoption.”

ION Energy Joins Hands With Wamtechnik Over Electric Excavator

Battery management and intelligence system provider ION Energy on Tuesday has announced its strategic partnership with lithium-ion battery pack manufacturer Wamtechnik to enable a European construction maker to deploy its first electric excavator.

[Interview] LIVE on CNBC Awaaz - Akhil Aryan Talks About Everything ION - From Inception to Mission

Akhil Aryan, Co-founder & CEO speaks to Vipin Bhatt of StartUp Nation, CNBC Awaaz, about the journey of ION Energy Inc. and how ION will achieve its mission of an all-electric planet.

ION Energy CEO Shares His Reading List, Says Hitting Books and Gym Regularly Helps Him Stay Grounded

Akhil Aryan, Co-founder and CEO of ION Energy, says that he reads non-fiction books on entrepreneurship, culture, self-help and biographies.

Akhil Aryan: The Fundamentalist

Co-Founder and CEO at ION Energy, Akhil talks about his fundamental formula for master stroke, and how being consistent actualizes success.

Magically Millennials: They're Ages Ahead

The 4th edition of Entrepreneur 35under35 is a celebration of a mindset and an attitude which tells you not to wait till tomorrow to do great things because you can do them today.

Power Struggle: The Startups Battling For Battery Supremacy In India’s EV Market

Akhil Aryan, Co-founder and CEO of ION Energy Inc. told Inc42, “At present, the expected life of the battery is largely unknown and are all based on assumptions made by most companies.”

Akhil Aryan: On a Power Trip

ION uses advanced electronics, Internet of Things technologies and cloud-based analytics—areas that aren’t the traditional strengths of makers of vehicles that burn fossil fuels.

[The Turning Point] How a Family Car Led to the Idea of Deep Tech Startup ION

Akhil Aryan, the Co-founder of ION Energy, was interested in the physics of energy and software since he was a young boy. He was managing product and growth at Haptik as CPO in 2015. This was the time when there was a lot of hype surrounding Tesla Model S, which had just come out.

ION Energy collaborates with Yatri Motorcycles for Project Zero bike

Project Zero, touted to be the a first-of-its-kind electric motorcycle, is said to be built in the style of a café racer using the principles of an electric train. ION Energy will be offering Patented Battery Management Platform for Project Zero bike.

When Generation Z Logs into Work

Gen Z is a “no strings attached” generation, says Akhil Aryan, co-founder, and chief executive officer of ION Energy, an ion-battery producing startup. They need full ownership and responsibility of their work but do not want conventional work structures, adds Aryan, 28. “Since most of our team is young, we have flexible working hours, leave policies and bonding exercises including treks, camping, cricket, and yoga.”

How This 3-year-old Startup is Using AI/ML To Deploy & Manage 25,000 Battery Management Systems

ION Energy’s flagship BMS platform blends advanced electronics, machine learning software, artificial intelligence and data science with deep domain expertise in energy storage. Aryan explains, “The key differentiator – our battery intelligence platform Edison Analytics, uses real-time simulations and visualizations designed to extend battery life by up to 40% and reduce the overall ownership cost, thus boosting ROI.” He adds that Edison delivers descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics.

These Steps will Ensure India is Prepared for the EV Revolution

The Indian automobile giants can work along with EV start-ups in promoting nationwide adoption. EV fleet operators and start-ups should instill data analytics to improve and maximize the growth output of this industry. The data derived can be used for discerning every possible abnormalities and error before time and therefore initiate accurate preemptive measures and preventive techniques.

How ML is Helping Toyota, D.O.E. & ION Energy To Make EV Batteries

Every automobile company is striving to blaze their trail and develop a battery that could mitigate numerous challenges associated with it. More notably, Toyota, D.O.E., ION Energy, and more have been at the forefront of deploying machine learning techniques to enhance the traditional batteries for electric vehicles.

Data Science, AI And IoT Are Paving The Way For An All-Electric, Greener Planet

In an EV, the BMS + software is a key differentiator between battery pack makers as this is where innovation truly happens. “For an EV fleet operator, keeping a track of the battery performance across geographies can be quite challenging. The BMS and the software can save the operator from incurring long term damage costs later by preemptively solving maintenance woes. It constantly assesses and identifies factors that are negatively impacting the life of Li-ion batteries and works towards improving performance and extending the life of these batteries,” points out Akhil Aryan.

Can Focusing on Vehicle Electronics And Technology Help EV Players Achieve Localization?

While raw materials such as lithium need to be imported from other countries due to lack of reserves in India, the technology to process and build batteries can be achieved in India, believes Akhil Aryan, founder of ION Energy. “India’s positioning in the market is not strong when it comes to battery tech or battery chemistry, but we have a lot of expertise in electronics and engineering,” Aryan told Entrepreneur India.

Lack of Engineering Talent in the EV Sector

Engineering colleges need to introduce specialized courses, workshops, seminars, industry visits to encourage a deeper knowledge of understanding and building EVs, a thorough study on battery chemistry, EV components, technological developments, safety measures involved, etc. To reduce the gap between the current academics and industry expectations, colleges can encourage internships and tie-up with startups that are helping engineers be skilled for the all-electric future.

Here's How India Can Ensure Smart Infrastructure for EVs

The most crucial component of an EV is the lithium-ion battery that makes up for up to 40 percent of the cost, which makes it imperative for a successful and disruptive EV revolution to center on its crux, the battery. In order to accelerate the EV transition, the Indian government and associated decision-makers must ensure.

Electric Cars: A Blueprint to Optimizing Battery Life

On average, the life of a Li-ion battery is up to three years, or 500-700 charge cycles, post which they require replacement. The expected life is largely undetermined and loosely based on sporadic reports and estimates made by most companies in silos. A homogeneous understanding is still lacking. Since batteries are the costliest component in an EV, it is essential to optimize battery life.

All The Features That Excite You About An EV, Depends On The Battery Powering It – Akhil Aryan, ION Energy

[Video] India is moving at a very fast pace towards Electric Mobility. However, to achieve anything significant in this space, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. Everybody is talking about lack of infrastructure, ease of usability and high costs, etc. But is this new electric revolution pushing us towards a battery dependant future?

France-based IBS to Set up Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing in India, Partners

Commenting on the launch, Eric Boudot, president and CEO, IBS said, “We have had very strong relations with Ion since the beginning and together we are continuously developing a lot of concepts to build the BMS and communication of the future. We offer not just battery but also service and Edison is the most advanced battery analytics platform.”

Everything Electric: How to go About Achieving an All-electric Future within the next decade

It is critical to analyze and keep in mind the various internal and external factors that impact battery life. A battery management system (BMS) or the brain of the battery comes chiefly into play here as it accurately estimates the essential stats of the battery. With the help of collected data, current capacity, usage patterns, and SoH (state of health) algorithms, the BMS predicts the battery’s lifespan and all-round functioning based on past data.

This Indian Company Wants To Extend Your EVs Battery — Through Software Updates

One of the challenges keeping electric vehicles from going mainstream is that they’re pretty expensive. And as it turns out, a huge chunk of the cost comes from the battery of these EVs. Mumbai-based Ion Energy has come up with a system that could see these batteries run for 40% longer, making them far more cost-effective, and also more environmentally friendly.

EV Startup Of The Week - ION Energy

A full-stack battery management and intelligence SaaS platform solution, Edison Analytics unifies data from factors that are inside the battery such as capacity planning, chemistry comparisons, cell selection, mechanical design, thermal management etc, with environmental factors (traffic, terrain, weather and more) and riding experience.

As E-Rickshaws Go Green, Why Are Environmentalists Seeing Red?

“When an individual buys, the upfront cost can be a problem, but anyone buying to set up a fleet will prefer lithium because the long term cost is lower,” said Akhil Aryan, CEO of Ion Energy, a battery technology company. “As e-rickshaws become more popular we’re going to see more of this.”

ION Energy Launches Edison Analytics, a Battery Intelligence Platform

ION Energy has launched the Edison Analytics, which is claimed to be India’s first artificial intelligence-powered battery intelligence platform for electric vehicles. As the company claims, Edison Analytics is a futuristic, cloud-hosted battery lifecycle management platform for the new analytics for li-ion batteries. This has been designed to leverage usage data to identify patterns, predict life degradation, provide prognostic alerts and send over the air updates to extend battery life by up to 40 percent.

A Day in the Life Of: A Machine Learning Engineer Who Wants to Keep the Planet Clean & Green

Currently, Dhariyal is working on predicting the State of Health of batteries. “It is difficult to estimate battery health due to several internal and external factors. Internal factors may include the cell chemistry, SEI formation, etc while the external factors could be how the battery was used, the temperature it was exposed to, the charging rate, discharging rate, etc.”

Chemistry Agnostic Firm Eyes Gains in EV Battery of Tomorrow

[Print] Developing the advanced EV battery of tomorrow is something which the Mumbai-based Ion Energy is actively engaged with. The company, which bills itself as a battery intelligence specialist, believes it has what it takes to power next-gen EVs.

The Future of Mobility is Electric and Battery Swapping Will Pave The Way Forward

The concept of battery swapping essentially enables reduced wait time for charging and significantly lower up-front cost for two and three-wheelers (since they would be sold without the battery). In the business of swapping, the life of the battery will determine the commercial viability and success of the model. The longer battery swapping companies can maintain a battery’s performance, the better the ROI on every asset. Today, most companies are making assumptions on the expected life of the battery, but very little is known of the on-road battery life and performance.

ION Energy Announces Major Global Expansion Goals

Mumbai-based start-up ION Energy has announced plans to expand its global operations to more than 20 countries, to achieve a turnover of $1 million by 2020 and establish new company sites in the US and Bangalore. ION Energy designs and develops battery technology and software that battery pack manufacturers, OEMs and fleet managers use to manufacture their battery products. The company currently exports to 10 countries on different continents.

Energy Storage Startup ION Energy Gets an Undisclosed Amount of Angel Funding

Mumbai-based ION Energy, an energy storage startup, has received an undisclosed amount of angel funding from a clutch of investors. Sushil Jiwarajka, chairman of OMC Power, Aakrit Vaish and Swapan Rajdev, cofounders of Haptik, and executives from Times Internet, Dentsu Aegis, Salesforce and Credit Suisse, among others who participated in this funding round. ION Energy specializes in creating a layer of infrastructure to enable the adoption of electric vehicles in India.

ION Energy Launches BMS for EVs and Grid-scale Storage

ION Energy, a battery technology company that specializes in battery management and intelligence, has launched the FS-XT, a battery management system targeted at EVs and grid-scale storage systems.

India's Answer to Tesla Is Electric, Feature Packed, Does 65 Kilometers on a Single Charge. It's Also a Scooter

ION, which is backed by Shell amongst others, has recently launched a product called UDYR in Germany, a modular and portable 48V lithium-ion battery which underpins the company’s vision of hot swappable battery packs that can be exchanged quickly at recharging stations across a city. ION also claims that it can increase battery life by up to 200 percent through its proprietary battery management system.

Mumbai-based ION Energy Launches UDYR, an Easily Swappable Battery for Two- and Three-wheelers

ION Energy, a Mumbai-based energy storage startup, has unveiled a portable lithium-ion battery for two- and three-wheelers. The battery is called UDYR, named after a character from the game League of Legends, which the founders of the startup are big fans of. Charging time and range are two of the biggest question marks surrounding electric vehicles (EV).

ION Energy’s Race to Build a Universal Battery Pack

As big car and energy companies jump into battery tech, Mumbai’s ION proposes a universal solution; a scalable one that fits all. It could rev up the OEMs or watch from the sidelines

Indian Energy Storage Startup ION Energy Acquires French Company Freemans SAS

Indian energy storage startup ION Energy has acquired French battery management company Freemens SAS, as part of a cash-and-equity deal. Post-acquisition, the entire Freemens engineering and sales team will be joining ION. Freemens will continue working with their current clients which include Airbus Safran, CarWatt, NTN SNR and 20+ others. With the acquisition, ION will invest in this business and grow the portfolio of customers in India, the US & other parts of the EU.

Why Akhil Aryan’s ION Energy is Betting on Battery Technology

Akhil Aryan’s deep interest in the physics of energy and software since he was a young boy has had a logical outcome. This 25-year-old Commerce graduate from Mumbai incorporated an energy management company called ION Energy in 2017 with the purpose of turning the ‘green warrior’ narrative into a business opportunity.

Energy Storage Startup ION Raises Angel Funding​

ION Energy specialises in creating a layer of infrastructure to enable the adoption of electric vehicles in India.