Ola Electric, the EV subsidiary of ride-hailing giant Ola, has acquired Amsterdam-based EV start-up, Etergo, more famously known as “the Tesla of the scooter world”. This is a significant acquisition that gives major impetus to Ola’s moves into the two-wheeler segment, providing it with the intellectual property, design as well as engineering capabilities of Etergo, …
OPPO and the future of Indian Smartphone R&D
On December 15, 2018, OPPO, a leading smartphone brand, announced their first ever R&D centre in Hyderabad, India. For OPPO, the R&D centre is the fourth globally, and their largest facility outside of mainland China. Here are some key questions that this article seeks to answer: Why is OPPO India focusing on R&D now? What …