The automobile industry is witnessing a lot of action. The South Korean car-maker Hyundai Motor has chosen to ink a pact to open a Battery and Electrification Research Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and will focus on research for future mobility technology. This tie up is expected to expand across India, involving 10 universities by the end of 2025. The Group has selected nine joint research projects in collaboration with IITs as part of its long-term academic-industrial cooperation framework. These projects cover focus areas including:
• Battery cells, systems and testing
• Battery management systems (BMS)
• Energy density enhancement
• Safety
• Durability
• Diagnostic technologies
“We are excited to work with India’s brightest minds in battery innovation,” said Heuiwon Yang, President and Head of R&D Division at Hyundai Motor Group. Currently, the group collaborates with three IIT universities (IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and IIT Madras), engaging around 30 professors. By December 2025, it aims to expand its reach to 10 universities in India, including non-IIT institutions, with approximately 100 professors participating. Well, a stronger academy-industry relationship is the way forward in the days to come.
