Ola Electric (Ola Electric scooters) 1,441 e-scooters have been withdrawn. Company (Company)According to the statement, this step has been taken keeping in view the incidents of fire in vehicles. The company said it was investigating the March 26 fire in Pune and a preliminary investigation had found that it was a separate incident. The company said it would once again inspect the e-scooter to prevent such an incident in the future. Ola Electric further said that these scooters will be tested by our engineers.
Batteries are made according to standards
Ola Electric said its battery system is already up to standard. In addition to the European standard ECE 136, they have been tested for the new proposed standard AIS 156 for India.
Pure EV India also recalled 2,000 units
Hyderabad-based EV company Pure EV has also recalled 2,000 units of e-scooters. The Pure EV Scooter has witnessed many fire incidents in Telangana and Tamil Nadu in the recent past. The company has taken this step due to this mistake.
Other companies’ e-scooters also caught fire
Apart from this, 20 electric scooters of Jitendra EV caught fire recently. At the same time, fires have been reported in Okinawa and Ola e-scooters. Okinawa recently announced a recall for more than 3,000 of its electric scooters.
What do experts say about e-scooter fires?
When Bhaskar asked auto expert Tutu Dhawan about the causes of fires in electric vehicles, he said, “The biggest cause of fires in electric vehicles is poor quality batteries from China, which are not even certified.” “There is another reason,” he said. This is fast or not charging properly. “
He said batteries were one of the main causes of fires in electric vehicles. Dhawan also said that 5-8% of fires in not only electric but also diesel-petrol vehicles are caused by batteries. On the other hand, Tarun Mehta, founder of the country’s electric vehicle company Aether Energy, said in an interview that manufacturers do not give enough time to design products and test standards set by government agencies are not a definite solution considering all realities. This requires further testing.
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