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
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
DRDO arm to probe EV fires"Any e-vehicles that use lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide,, abbreviated as NMC technology, can eventually be investigated. The technol...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
Roads Ministry asks DRDO-arm to investigate Ola and Okinawa e-scooter fire incidentsTransport Secretary, Armane Girdhar had told reporters on Tuesday that an independent agency will be probing the explosion/fire instance in...
29 Mar, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
Products to have 100 pc locally-produced content by this year-end: Okinawa AutotechOkinawa is investing 200-250 crore in its new manufacturing plant in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan to meet the emerging demand for e-two-wheelers in t...
06 Oct, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
Okinawa Autotech plans to tap e-scooter market, triple customer base by 2022"Okinawa plans to capture a significant market share in Gujarat with its affordable e-scooters, where it currently has a customer base of o...
16 Jul, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
Okinawa cuts price of electric scooter range by up to Rs 17,892"Lowering the prices of electric scooters in the country will serve as a stepping stone and help persuade more riders to switch from a comb...
17 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Okinawa Autotech inks pact with electric 2-wheelers rental firm WelectricWelectric founder and CEO Vikas Jain said Okinawa has done extremely well in the B2C market, offering various models of electric two-wheele...
15 Apr, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
Okinawa Scooters in talks to raise Rs 150 crore in equity fundingOkinawa Scooters, which has a new manufacturing plant in the works, is in talks with Zomato, Swiggy, Domino’s, Pizza Hut, etc., to supply t...
18 Jan, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Okinawa discontinues lead-acid battery-based products, to sell lithium-ion trims onlyElectric two-wheeler maker Okinawa on Thursday said it has discontinued the sale of lead-acid battery-based products in the country. The co...
10 Dec, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Okinawa, CredR ink pact to launch exchange offer on petrol two-wheelersTo avail the scheme, the customers will need to bring in their old petrol two-wheelers for a physical inspection and valuation at any Okina...
17 Nov, 2020, 01.42 PM IST
Okinawa Scooters cuts prices by up to Rs 8,600 to pass GST benefitsAt present Okinawa Scooters sells a range of electric scooters priced between Rs 37,000 and Rs 1.08 lakh.
05 Aug, 2019, 03.22 PM IST
Electric bike co Okinawa to set up Rs 200 crore plant in RajasthanThe company has acquired land near Bhiwadi for the new plant, which will have a total manufacturing capacity of one million units.
11 May, 2019, 12.49 PM IST
India's electric vehicle goals being realised on two wheels, not fourRoadblocks for scooters are fewer. Compared to cars, they are lighter and run on less powerful batteries.
14 Jan, 2019, 03.41 PM IST