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
Ola Electric slips to 4th spot as EV registrations fall amid fire fears"We calibrated our business priority for the month to focus on bettering our customer service and brought our TAT (turnaround time) to with...
02 Jul, 2022, 11.23 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
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
Okinawa Autotech pips Ola Electric to become No 1 electric two-wheeler brandOkinawa Autotech sold the highest total of 9,309 units. Meanwhile, Ola Electric sold 9,225 units last month. In May 2021, Okinawa Autotech ...
09 Jun, 2022, 10.56 AM 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 recall may mean tweaking wires, not a battery changeOla Electric, Okinawa and Pure EV have recalled electric two-wheelers to fix battery-related issues, but since the battery is a sealed unit...
09 May, 2022, 11.29 AM 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
EV recalls begin: Ola, Okinawa and Pure take back over 7,000 electric two-wheelersNitin Gadkari in his missive had said that if any company is found negligent in their processes, a heavy penalty will be imposed and a reca...
26 Apr, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
EV battery explosion claims life in Nizamabad, two injuredAdding fuel to concerns around electric vehicle battery safety, a case of battery explosion has been reported. An 80-year-old man died whil...
21 Apr, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Centre plans to douse EV fires with battery policyA 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...
20 Apr, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Okinawa clarifies that fire at dealership was due to an electric short-circuitThe company which announced a recall of 3,215 Praise Pro electric scooters in the first instance of an Indian manufacturer doing so after a...
19 Apr, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
India’s electric vehicles industry sees its first product recallThree of Okinawa's scooters have caught fire since October, resulting in two being injured. Ola Electric, Pure EV and Jitendra EV are other...
17 Apr, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
Okinawa to recall Praise Pro electric scooters after firesThree of Okinawa's scooters have caught fire since October, resulting in two being injured. Ola Electric, Pure EV and Jitendra EV are other...
16 Apr, 2022, 07.13 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
As fire spreads, EV makers rush to douse flamesMultiple EV industry executives that ET spoke with underscored the need to find the cause and address it. They also advocated intensive con...
31 Mar, 2022, 02.21 PM IST