Acknowledging an urgent need, the sources in the ministry said that it is in touch with the battery industry stakeholders to bring out BIS ...

"The expert committee (formed to enquire into the incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire) will submit it's report on May 30," the...

The Bengaluru-based company, which launched the e-scooter on October 15 last year, has taken a "conscious" call to postpone the vehicle del...

According to sources in the know of the matter, these defects occur because the electric two-wheeler manufacturers like Okinawa Autotech, P...

"Battery technology is an evolving technology. India does not manufacture battery cells at the moment. ... we should set up our own cell ma...

Recently, there have been multiple incidents of EVs catching fire and resulting in deaths and severe injuries to people. Asked if the spate...

The Road Transport and Highways Minister also acknowledged that the country's EV industry has "just started" and emphasised that the govern...

India could soon come out with standards for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, after a spate of fires involving electric two-wheelers.

A senior official from the road transport and highways ministry told ET that the government is planning to come out with norms to put in pl...

The container had 40 scooters in all and half of them in the upper tier caught fire. No casualties were reported. "An unfortunate incident ...

The Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) had been asked to probe the circumstances that led to the incident and also su...

Fourth incident of fire in an electric scooter since the weekend adds to the debate on safety credentials of EVs in the Indian context. Pur...

"Any e-vehicles that use lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide,, abbreviated as NMC technology, can eventually be investigated. The technol...

Transport Secretary, Armane Girdhar had told reporters on Tuesday that an independent agency will be probing the explosion/fire instance in...

At present, fire detection, alarm and suppression systems are notified for fires originating from the engine compartment, as per Automotive...

Speaking on the occasion, Satheesh Reddy said the technological capabilities existing in DRDO laboratories for defence applications will be...

Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, handed over the design of MMR to Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt G...