In a major boost to the British automotive industry, Ola plans to invest £100 million in the UK to open a research and development facility for an electric vehicle.
With a recent road-going scooter and a planned electric car, Ola launched its taxi app that competes with Uber in cities such as London, Birmingham, and Cardiff in 2018.
In 2010, Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola, which now claims to be the world's third-largest ride-hailing app. In this week's funding round, the company's electric vehicle
At a reported value of $5bn (£3.7bn). Previous investors have included Softbank, the Japanese technology giant. The company also plans to float on the stock market