India, Nov. 10 -- Ola Electric has dismissed media reports that claimed that an employee of LG Energy Solution attempted to pass on pouch cell technology IPs to the EV manufacturer, terming the claims as "misleading and completely baseless".

In a statement, Ola Electric said that its 4680 Bharat Cell is based on the "most advanced" dry electrode technology in a cylindrical form factor, and surpasses the pouch cell technology mentioned in the reports.

For context, a South Korean publication recently claimed that an unnamed former LG Energy Solution executive attempted to pass on the IPs to Ola Electric to create "Bharat cell" and capitalise on India's PLI manufacturing scheme.

". the old and dated pouch cell technology, which the report...