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
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
Faulty battery cells, modules likely caused e-scooter fire in India, initial probe findsINDIA-ELECTRIC-Faulty battery cells, modules likely caused e-scooter fire in India, initial probe finds
06 May, 2022, 08.48 PM IST
As EV demand soars, battery maker Nexcharge gets all its production lines runningThe battery maker has also started a second shift at one of its production lines to meet demand, Stefan Louis, the CEO of Nexcharge told ET...
05 May, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Hyundai to end domestic sales of Kona EVs after recalls: ReportsCable news channel YTN said Hyundai was reviewing the end of Kona EV sales in South Korea, while the JoongAng Daily cited an unidentified s...
18 Dec, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
- Nissan-NEC to invest $115 mn on lithium-ion batteries
Nissan's joint venture with NEC Corp will invest 12 billion yen (US$115 million) to start mass-producing lithium-ion batteries - a technolo...
19 May, 2008, 10.50 AM IST
- Nokia phone explodes while charging
A New Zealand man was woken in the middle of the night when his cell phone battery exploded and burst into flames.
30 Nov, 2007, 12.34 PM IST
- Samsung mobile user claims battery exploded
Even as mobile handset maker Nokia offered to replace faulty batteries, a Samsung mobile user here today claimed that his phone exploded bu...
18 Aug, 2007, 11.45 PM IST
- Lithium Ion batteries in cell phones safe: ICA
In the wake of recall of faulty batteries in Nokia cell phones that causes overheating, the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) sought to ass...
17 Aug, 2007, 11.22 PM IST
- Matsushita slumps 5% on Nokia recall woes
Matsushita Electric Industrial shares fell to a two-year low after Nokia offered to replace as many as 46 million handset batteries produce...
16 Aug, 2007, 02.51 AM IST
- Dell, Apple latest security threats
The UK-based airline Virgin Atlantic has has added a new restriction that bars Mac and Dell laptop users can't run their devices mid-flight...
18 Sep, 2006, 05.27 PM IST
- Laptop blaze: Japan orders probe into Sony batteries
Japanese authorities reported the first case in Japan of an Apple laptop catching fire on Tuesday and ordered the US company to investigate...
30 Aug, 2006, 12.08 AM IST
- Battery recall not to hit us: HP, Acer
Even as the global battery recall announced by Dell and Apple has set the cat amongst the pigeons, notebook vendors in the country, includi...
29 Aug, 2006, 02.47 PM IST
- No hit to sales, claim IT majors
Acer and HCL are rushing to reassure their customers in India that recall would not impact their brand of laptops.
29 Aug, 2006, 01.38 AM IST
- Apple recalls 1.8m Sony batteries
Ten days after Dell’s record-setting notebook battery recall, Apple Computer told its customers on Thursday to return 1.8m batteries that c...
26 Aug, 2006, 12.13 AM IST
- Not just laptops, phones can burn too
The same reason due to which batteries in Dell laptops exploded into flames may cause mobiles to explode.
19 Aug, 2006, 01.48 AM IST
- Dell corporate customers face headaches
DALLAS: Dell Inc.'s unprecedented recall of 4.1 million faulty laptop batteries is creating headaches for its corporate customers who have ...
17 Aug, 2006, 01.04 PM IST