EV fire

An Okinawa Praise Pro electric scooter caught fire in Hosur, Tamil Nadu on April 30 while the owner was driving the EV. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), battery maker, and dealer shared exclusive details about the incident and the…

Is the battery causing the problem? What are the safety measures that need to be followed to prevent explosions?   Is the battery causing the problem? What are the safety measures that need to be followed to prevent explosions?   The…

Since the settling in of a sweltering summer, multiple incidents of electric scooters going up in smoke are being reported from various parts of India. So far, four such incidents have already been reported, out of which three have been…

A removable EV battery of Pure Electric scooter charging at home in Hyderabad caught fire recently, killing an 80-year old man and injuring three others. This is the third such EV fire incident involving Pure Electric after multiple other…

An entire Okinawa Autotech dealership was burnt down to ashes in Tamil Nadu owing to a reported fire in the e-scooter maker's showroom due to a possible short circuit. No casualties were reported and the fire was put out with the help of…

The heat waves of 2022 summers have brought numerous incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fires. Companies like Ola, Okinawa, Pure EV, Jitendra Electric Vehicles, and many other e-scooter companies have experienced incidents of EV…

With an increase in incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fires in India, the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has asked EV original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to voluntarily recall batches involved in the EV fire incidents. Kant said…

New Delhi: A spate of electric scooters catching fire in India, including one made by SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, is sparking safety concerns among some buyers, in an early setback for a nascent sector Prime Minister Narendra Modi is…

A video of the recently launched Ola Electric scooter catching fire in Pune has been doing rounds of the social media, raising questions over the safety standards of the vehicle. The incident was reported on Saturday when a brand new dark…