One of Ola Electric S1 Pro scooter went up in flames on the streets of Pune earlier, triggering security issues concerning India’s electrical two-wheelers. Centre has already ordered probe into such incidents.
Ola Electric may quickly have to explain the reasons for its electrical scooter catching fire to the Centre. Days after a probe was ordered by the federal government into EV fire incidents throughout the nation, the secretary on the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways hinted at an evidence from the EV maker. Last month, considered one of Ola Electric’s S1 Pro scooter caught fire in Pune, triggering security issues of EV two-wheelers. The incidents come to gentle at a time when the EV two-wheeler section has been witnessing phenomenal development throughout the nation.
Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, was quoted by information company PTI on Thursday saying, “If required, the federal government may name Ola Electric to explain the incident.”
The Centre has roped in the Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) to probe the EV fire incidents. The authorities has additionally requested the company, which comes beneath the SAM (System Analysis and Modelling) cluster of DRDO labs, to share preventive measures and scopes for enchancment to keep away from comparable incidents in future.
Earlier, responding to the fire incident, Ola Electric had ordered an impartial investigation. The EV maker had stated, “We are aware of an incident in Pune that happened with one of our scooters in Pune and are investigating to understand the root cause and will share updates in the next few days. We take this one incident seriously and will take appropriate action and share more in coming days.”
Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO at Ola Electric, additionally expressed issues and stated, “Safety is high precedence. We’re investigating this and can repair it.”
The EV two-wheeler section has seen a staggering 370 p.c development in the final month. With almost 50,000 electrical two-wheelers bought in March, India noticed 2.31 lakh EV two-wheelers bought between April, 2021 and final month. Compared to the earlier fiscal when EV two-wheelers discovered solely 41,046 houses, it’s a huge enhance of 564 p.c.
The electrical scooters presently accessible in India principally come full of lithium-ion batteries. Whether used in electrical automobiles or digital gadgets, these batteries can catch fire in the event that they have been improperly manufactured or broken, or if the software program that operates the battery isn’t designed appropriately.
First Published Date: 08 Apr 2022, 11:17 AM IST