Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had lately stated that the EV corporations which can be discovered being negligent on this matter will be penalised.
As extra instances of electric scooters catching fire are being reported throughout the nation, Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Sunday stated that every and every incident will be probed. He additionally asserted that regardless of this, if the producers rapidly set up obligatory purposeful security protocols, high quality management and high quality assurance methods, the nation’s EV business is certain to prosper and develop.
Aramane additionally stated that an knowledgeable panel has been fashioned to investigate into the electric car fire incidents however a report from the crew continues to be awaited. “All the problems and the procurement, design, management, operations, manufacturing of the batteries and electric vehicles have to be examined,” he stated, including following that applicable suggestions will be given.
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Recently, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had stated the EV corporations which can be discovered being negligent will be penalised and a recall of all faulty automobiles will be ordered after the knowledgeable panel submits its report. The authorities had ordered a probe final month after an e-scooter launched by Ola Electric had caught fire in Pune (Read full report).
So far, incidents of So Pure EV, one Ola, Okinawa, and 20 Jitendra EV scooters catching fire. Even in the present day, an incident of an electric scooter catching fire in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur has come to gentle however luckily, the proprietor didn’t get damage as he jumped off the car when he observed fire popping out from underneath the seat.
As a pre-emptive measure within the wake of such incidents, Ola Electric final month recalled 1,441 items of electric two-wheelers to be inspected by the corporate’s service engineers. These scooters will undergo an intensive diagnostics throughout all battery methods, thermal methods in addition to the security methods.
Last month, Okinawa Autotech additionally recalled over 3,000 items of its electric scooters whereas Pure EV recalled round 2,000 items.
(with inputs from PTI)
First Published Date: 01 May 2022, 03:49 PM IST