An electric scooter caught fire in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district on Saturday amid a spate of battery explosions in the current days, PTI reported. The rider, recognized as Satish Kumar, survived unhurt.
In Hosur, Kumar seen his electric scooter out of the blue catching fire from beneath the seat and jumped off the car to security. As the scooter went up in flames, residents rushed to assist Kumar douse the fire. However, the scooter was utterly gutted, the police informed PTI.
Kumar purchased the scooter made by e-vehicle producer Okinawa Autotech solely final 12 months. On Saturday, he was driving from Zuzuvadi to Upkar Layout when the incident occurred. He filed a criticism with the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu police station, the Deccan Herald reported.
E-Bike goes up in flames whereas on the drive in Hosur district. Spoting fire on the bike, driver obtained down instantly and escaped unharmed. Reportedly the ebike manufactured by Okinawa. @News18TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/K2fzfJuRal
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In April, there have been not less than 4 reported circumstances of two-wheeler electric autos bursting into flames, sparking security considerations amongst patrons.
On April 23, a person was killed and his spouse and kids have been injured after the battery of his electric scooter exploded in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh. He had purchased the bike only a day earlier than. The man had began charging the battery round 10 pm earlier than going to sleep and it exploded round 3.30 am.
Similarly, on April 19, an 80-year-old man died after the battery of his electric scooter exploded whereas it was being charged at his residence in Telangana’s Nizamabad district.
Just a few days in the past, 20 electric scooters made by Jitendra EV additionally caught fire whereas being transported from the corporate’s manufacturing unit in Nashik.
An electric scooter manufactured by startup agency Pure EV additionally caught fire in March, and in one other case a burning two-wheeler made by Okinawa Autotech killed two individuals. The firms have stated they have been investigating the incidents.
Pure EV had stated it could recall 2,000 items of its fashions ETrance Plus and EPluto 7G. Okinawa Autotech too had stated that it was recalling 3,215 items of its Praise Pro scooter to repair battery issues.
Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane stated that each one such incidents will likely be investigated, reported PTI. Such fires won’t undermine India’s efforts to change into a pacesetter in electric autos if producers shortly put in place security protocols, he added.
Aramane added that an professional committee had been shaped to look into the matter, nevertheless it has not submitted its report but.
On April 21, Union minister Nitin Gadkari had stated {that a} penalty will likely be imposed on firms for being negligent in the manufacturing course of.
Gadkari, who holds the highway, transport and highways portfolio, wrote in a tweet that faulty autos may even be recalled.
He added that the federal government has requested an professional committee to look into these incidents and make suggestions.
“Based on the reports, we will issue necessary orders on the defaulting companies,” he had written. “We will soon issue quality-centric guidelines for electric vehicles.”
The panel includes 4 consultants from Visakhapatnam’s Naval System Development Laboratory, Delhi’s Defence Fire and Explosive Laboratory and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.