Hyundai Motor Group expands India academic network to accelerate battery and EV research
Hyundai Motor Group is adding four Indian universities to its Center of Excellence consortium, creating a seven-university network to speed up development of battery and electrification technologies.
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What Happened
Hyundai Motor Group is expanding its Center of Excellence (Hyundai CoE) in India by adding four new partner institutions: IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, VNIT Nagpur, and Tezpur University. The additions create a seven-university consortium, joining the founding partners IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay from 2025. The initiative aims to accelerate the development of India-specific EV technologies and strengthen the local research ecosystem.
“By bringing together the distinguished professors and emerging researchers from these seven institutes, we can create powerful synergies that will yield immense value for both Hyundai and India's sustainable growth. I strongly believe that the Hyundai CoE will grow to become the premier expert network of the Indian academic community”
- Korea Visiting Program for academic exchange between Indian and Korean researchers
- Global e-conference for leading academics and experts on emerging technologies
- Tech forums to unite leaders from government, industry, and academia
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Joint projects currently underway across the seven partner universities
Why this matters
The partnership aims to develop India-specific EV technologies and strengthen local R&D capabilities, supporting the country's transition to electric mobility.
Terms in This Story
- Center of Excellence (CoE)
- A collaborative research hub that brings together industry and academia to focus on specific technology areas.
- Battery Management System (BMS)
- An electronic system that manages a rechargeable battery's charge, safety, and performance.
- Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
- Technology that allows electric vehicles to send stored energy back to the power grid.
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