9OCTOBER 2025KINETIC RANGE-X LAUNCHES FIRST AIS 156-CERTIFIED LFP BATTERYNOTHING PARTNERS WITH OPTIEMUS TO LAUNCH INDIA SUBSIDIARYKinetic India's battery division, Range-X, has launched its first Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery from its cutting-edge Ahilya Nagar factory, marking a significant milestone for the country's electric mobility industry.The new battery, which satisfies AIS 156 certification requirements, is intended to provide India's expanding EV ecosystem with sustainability, durability, and safety. The Nothing, a global consumer technology company, Carl Pei, CEO, declared that CMF, the sub-brand of Nothing, would be an independent subsidiary brand with its head office in India. This step makes India the center of CMF's operations, research, and development, and their manufacturing.Pei conveyed the progress after his meeting with Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, emphasizing Nothing's desire to create CMF as the first asynchronous first Range-X LFP battery will be utilized in Kinetic India's newly launched Kinetic DX EV, Kinetic India's electric two-wheeler flagship vehicle and will be used in more electric two- and three-wheeler models in the future.Using smart Battery Management System (BMS) technology, the battery offers a lifecycle of 2,000 to 3,000 cycles, thermal stability, and an eco-friendly experience.Advanced Manufacturing for quality and reliability and the Ahilya Nagar facility has a fully automated, IoT-enabled production line that employs POKE-YOKE systems and stage-wise inspections that help ensure accuracy, reliability, and sustainability for every battery produced. The facility demonstrates Kinetic's commitment to battery solutions that involve high quality, safety, and sustainability.Ajinkya Firodia, Vice Chairman of Kinetic India, said, "These first batteries rolling off our production line represent more than just a milestone for Range-X. They are the backbone of the Kinetic DX EV and the next wave of clean mobility in India. With AIS 156 certification, Range-X delivers durability, safety, and sustainability in every battery." consumer tech brand of India. "From India, to the world. With our end-to-end capabilities, we are the only ones capable of bringing this vision to life," Pei wrote on X.As a part of this strategic expansion, Nothing has announced a joint venture with Noida-based Optiemus, with a total investment of more than $100 million committed over the next three years. The JV will create more than 1,800 jobs in India. Besides, it will primarily produce IoT products locally, including earbuds and smartwatches, to meet the domestic and international demand.Ashok Gupta, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Optiemus, expressed, "Through this relationship, we will be able to increase our world-class manufacturing capacities and manufacture various export-ready products that have been designed in India.The fact that global brands are selecting India to establish their manufacturing operations is the proof of how strong is the Indian ecosystem as well as initiatives like Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat."The partnership deals with the inclination of global consumer tech brands to make use of India's innovation and manufacturing ecosystem. This puts India in the limelight as a strategic location for high-tech production and a supplier of the global market.
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