Rs 63 lakh Volvo C40 Recharge electric SUV goes up in smoke putting EVs in spotlight againA Volvo C40 Recharge electric SUV caught fire on a highway in Chhattisgarh, raising questions about the safety of electric vehicles. The ca...
29 Jan, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
Consumer body CCPA sends show-cause notice to 5 EV makers for fire incidentsEarlier, the central government had roped in Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) to probe into the circumstances that ...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Centre sends show cause notices to Ola Electric, Okinawa, others on EV firesThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which was earlier tasked with investigating electric two-wheeler fire incidents b...
05 Jul, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
Lack of 'basic safety systems' behind EV fires, says probe panelThe panel is said to have pointed out that several of the electric two-wheelers came with only 'minimum functionality' and 'shortcuts' were...
29 Jun, 2022, 04.59 AM IST
Fire incident at Mangalore showroom due to short circuit, says EV maker OkinawaThis is the second such incident occurring at the Gurugram-headquartered EV maker's showroom in the recent past as earlier in April this ye...
24 Jun, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal takes a dig at media after Tata Nexon EV fireBhavish Aggarwal's latest tweet came at a time when Ola Electric, along with several other prominent Electric two-wheeler makers, is facing...
23 Jun, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Now Tata Nexon EV catches fire in Mumbai, probe onThe EV car fire incident was reported from Vasai West (near Panchvati hotel) in Mumbai late on Wednesday, and the video of the Tata Nexon e...
23 Jun, 2022, 04.25 PM IST
Another Pure EV e-scooter catches fire, this time in GujaratThis was the fifth incident of fire related to Pure Energy's electric scooters. Pure EV was yet to release a statement about the cause of t...
17 Jun, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Indian EV makers to soon follow BIS standards for batteries amid firesAcknowledging an urgent need, the sources in the ministry said that it is in touch with the battery industry stakeholders to bring out BIS ...
31 May, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
Ather says fire incident a rare occurrence, to increase pre-checks for accident casesAn Ather scooter catching is the latest in a spate of incidents where electric scooters have caught fire since March.
28 May, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Fire breaks out at Ather Energy Chennai premises, cause under investigationThe company said it is investigating the cause of the incident but could not confirm if the battery in any of the vehicles was not to blame.
28 May, 2022, 08.21 AM IST
EV fire incidents: Probe panel to submit report on May 30"The expert committee (formed to enquire into the incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire) will submit it's report on May 30," the...
27 May, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
DRDO report finds serious battery defects in EVs that caught fireAccording to sources in the know of the matter, these defects occur because the electric two-wheeler manufacturers like Okinawa Autotech, P...
23 May, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
EV fire incidents: Niti Aayog member says imported cells 'may not be' suitable for Indian conditions"Battery technology is an evolving technology. India does not manufacture battery cells at the moment. ... we should set up our own cell ma...
09 May, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
EV fire incidents will be probed; industry bound to grow beyond our imagination: Transport Secy Giridhar AramaneRecently, there have been multiple incidents of EVs catching fire and resulting in deaths and severe injuries to people. Asked if the spate...
01 May, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant asks EV makers to recall vehicle batches involved in firesThe govt is also reportedly preparing comprehensive guidelines for the electric vehicle (EV) industry after several fire incidents were rep...
13 Apr, 2022, 06.27 PM IST
20 electric scooters from Jitendra EV catch fire in Nashik, no casualties reportedThe container had 40 scooters in all and half of them in the upper tier caught fire. No casualties were reported. "An unfortunate incident ...
11 Apr, 2022, 05.24 PM IST