electric scooter fire

Whenever an electric vehicle catches fire, it instantly becomes big news and the incident goes viral. The same has happened after a recent incident when an electric scooty caught fire on the Eastern Express Highway, Thane on Saturday. Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident, the regional disaster management cell (RDMC) officials confirmed to The Free Press Journal. The report also quoted the Thane RDMC chief Avinash Sawant as saying that officials received information about the fire at the regional disaster…

A screenshot of the video showing the Pure EV electric scooter on fire.The fire incident occurred at a house in Suvidhinath Society in Patan district on Thursday when the Pure EV's EPluto 7G e-scooter was being chargedIANS Last Updated:June 18, 2022, 14:27 ISTFOLLOW US ON:As the electric vehicle (EV) industry awaits new government quality-centric guidelines, another e-scooter belonging to Pure EV went into flames in Gujarat. The fire incident occurred at a house in Suvidhinath Society in Patan district on Thursday when…

As fires and explosions in electric two-wheelers continue unabated, the government is all set to introduce EV battery standards (BIS standards) for EV two-wheelers that will be expanded to four-wheelers at a later stage. CNBC-TV18, citing sources from the consumer affairs ministry, first reported the development. The BIS standards for EV batteries will look into “size, connectors, specification and minimum quality of cells, the battery’s capacity”. Acknowledging an urgent need, the sources in the ministry said that it is…

Electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy has blamed an “extremely rare” phenomenon for a fire at its experience centre in Chennai, saying structural breach allowed water to find its way into the battery pack of the scooter, which triggered a thermal runaway event resulting in smoke and fire. The EV maker said the scooter in question had been brought to the Nungambakkam facility for service after an accident. The service crew apparently subjected the Ather 450 electric scooter to a high-pressure wash to remove dust and…

A Hero Photon Electric scooter in Odisha reportedly caught fire while it was being charged and the incident has left the scooter partially damaged. According to media reports, the incident was first reported on Wednesday, and the cause is thought to be a short circuit at the power socket from where the electric scooter was being charged overnight. “When contacted, the customer explained that he heard abnormal cracking sounds and discovered that fumes were coming from the electric switchboard of the home, adjacent to the…

Image used for representation.Nitin Gadkari has said that quality-centric guidelines for Electric Vehicles will be announced soonNitin Gadkari has always been vocal about electric vehicles and India’s push towards the electric vehicle future. However, recognising the recent electric vehicle fires across the country, Nitin Gadkari took to Twitter to call these mishaps “unfortunate” and promised heavy penalty on companies if they are found negligent. The Union Minister also said that an expert committee has been formed to…