Angry Ola customer sets showroom on fire after repeated complaints about scooter purchased 20 days ago, arrestedA 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to an Ola Electric showroom in Karnataka due to dissatisfaction with the ser...
12 Sep, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
Electric car catches fire in Bengaluru. Here's what causes EV fires and why electric two-wheelers are at higher riskFactors such as physical damage, manufacturing defects, and overheating can cause battery fires. Proper management and trained firefighting...
01 Oct, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higherA report from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency found that vehicles with internal combustion engines were 20 times more likely to catc...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteriesConsumer advocates and fire departments, particularly in New York City, are urging the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish n...
27 Jul, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteriesAs the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them - sparking a push to...
27 Jul, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
Lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and other devices pose fire risksLithium-ion batteries are rechargeable, last a long time and store a lot of energy in a small space. That has made them the most popular po...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Fire blamed on scooter battery kills 8-year-old girl in NYCA fire department spokesperson said the blaze was caused by a lithium battery from an electric scooter - one of scores of fires blamed on e...
19 Sep, 2022, 09.28 PM IST
Development and testing of electric vehicles need to follow strict protocols, say industry leadersWith EVs (Electric Vehicles) still evolving, the manufacturers are in the process of learning and even the testing agencies are yet to figu...
14 Sep, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Hyderabad fire incident: Hotel owner, manager among 4 arrestedFour persons, including the hotel owner and manager, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the fire accident in Secunderabad here i...
14 Sep, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Did overcharging of e-scooters cause Secunderabad killer fire? Probe onThe fire started in the basement which housed two dozen electric scooters and the smoke and flames engulfed the hotel above.
13 Sep, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Startup eBikeGo completes USD 5 million fund infusionDuring March-April this year, eBikeGo recently secured USD 3.5-million from Kuwaiti investor Sivaram Juvva and his company Al Tebah as well...
23 May, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
Another electric scooter goes up in flames in Tamil NaduHosur resident Satish Kumar noticed his scooter suddenly catching fire from under the seat and jumped to safety. As the vehicle went up in ...
01 May, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Electric scooters in flames show high cost of India's green goalsThe incidents have, not surprisingly, made many Indians wary of electric vehicles — the number of people who said they wouldn’t buy an elec...
29 Apr, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
EV battery explodes, killing 1 and injuring 3 in Andhra PradeshThe incident was similar to the one that happened three days ago in Nizamabad town in neighbouring Telangana where an electric vehicle batt...
25 Apr, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
E-scooter fires in India trigger safety concerns, in setback for Modi pushIndia wants electric scooters and motorbikes to make up 80% of total two-wheeler sales by 2030, from about 2% today, and the Modi governmen...
02 Apr, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
E-scooter fires in India trigger safety concerns, in setback for Modi pushIndia wants electric scooters and motorbikes to make up 80% of total two-wheeler sales by 2030, from about 2% today, and Modi's administrat...
02 Apr, 2022, 11.16 AM IST
Hero Electric joins hands with Log 9 Materials for InstaCharging battery packs"Our InstaCharge batteries on Hero vehicle platform will provide the 'power, performance and peace of mind' for the B2B last-mile delivery ...
14 Dec, 2021, 01.20 PM IST