Why Are Electric Scooters Catching Fire? - 'Hot Mic' With Nidhi Razdan
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Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: You must have seen a spate of reports over the last few weeks about electric scooters catching fire. The incidents are a worry not just for India's fledgling vehicle industry but for all folks who have made or are thinking of making the switch
Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan.
You must have seen a spate of reports over the last few weeks about electric scooters catching fire in India. The incidents are a worry not just for India's fledgling vehicle industry, but for all folks who have made or are thinking of making the switch. Now, sales of electric scooters have more than doubled this year. But at least for some prospective buyers, these fires are now causing them to think twice. A worried Road and Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has now sent a warning to electric vehicle makers or EV makers through a series of tweets. The first was that "several mishaps involving electric two-wheelers have come to light in the last two months. It's most unfortunate that some people have lost their lives and that several have been injured in these incidents," he tweeted.
He said, "We have constituted an expert committee to inquire into these incidents and make recommendations on remedial steps." The minister had also said that the government would issue quality-centric guidelines for electric vehicles. He tweeted that "if any company is found negligent in their processes, a heavy penalty will be imposed and a recall of all defective vehicles will also be ordered." He had also advised companies to take "advance action to recall all defective batches of vehicles immediately."