The past weekend has been a PR disaster for the electric scooter type. A video has surfaced of an Ola S1 Pro electric scooter catching fire in Pune, following a tragic incident in Vellore where a father and his daughter lost their lives in a fire that broke out in an Okinawa scooter. there was another report electric scooter fire From Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
The onset of the Indian summer has brought with it havoc for electric scooters. Another is filmed on fire in Chennai. In a video published in a report by ETAuto, this time a Pure EV electric scooter can be seen covered in smoke. Pure EV has taken back the damaged scooter and said that it will investigate the cause of the fire.
This is not a one-time event for the brand. In September, a Blue Pure EV ePluto electric scooter caught fire in Hyderabad and a Silver Pure EV scooter caught fire in another video hours after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
We are in discussions with EV and EV battery manufacturers since the Ola scooter fire incident. Having a robust BMS (Battery Management System) has been said to be the key to avoiding such incidents to ensure the safe functioning of the battery pack, especially since most imported lithium-ion cells are designed to operate in such extreme heat. Indian summer is not done. India sits on the equator and sees some very harsh summers.
The government has also ordered an inquiry into the incidents of fire in electric two-wheelers. On March 28, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said it would form a team of independent experts to investigate two incidents of fire in Ola and Okinawa electric scooters.
Pure EV is about a two year old startup that was incubated at IIT Hyderabad. While the number of electric vehicles has increased in India, this growth is supported by such electric vehicle startups. And there are many more.
Setting up an EV startup is comparatively simpler than setting up a manufacturing setup for ICE vehicles, due to the fact that it is easier to build an EV as the powertrain has no moving parts, with materials readily available from markets such as China . At the same time, India’s EV market holds the promise of great growth in the coming years since it is expected to grow tremendously.
However, incidents like these and many that have happened before, involving scooters from other manufacturers, have focused on safety or lack thereof in such EVs. The scooters caught fire while they were standing on the road while charging. The EV industry is still in its early stages of development and requires rigorous R&D and testing before such hazards hit the roads.
The onset of the Indian summer has brought with it havoc for electric scooters. Another is filmed on fire in Chennai. In a video published in a report by ETAuto, this time a Pure EV electric scooter can be seen covered in smoke. Pure EV has taken back the damaged scooter and said that it will investigate the cause of the fire.
This is not a one-time event for the brand. In September, a Blue Pure EV ePluto electric scooter caught fire in Hyderabad and a Silver Pure EV scooter caught fire in another video hours after the video of the incident went viral on social media.
We are in discussions with EV and EV battery manufacturers since the Ola scooter fire incident. Having a robust BMS (Battery Management System) has been said to be the key to avoiding such incidents to ensure the safe functioning of the battery pack, especially since most imported lithium-ion cells are designed to operate in such extreme heat. Indian summer is not done. India sits on the equator and sees some very harsh summers.
The government has also ordered an inquiry into the incidents of fire in electric two-wheelers. On March 28, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said it would form a team of independent experts to investigate two incidents of fire in Ola and Okinawa electric scooters.
Pure EV is about a two year old startup that was incubated at IIT Hyderabad. While the number of electric vehicles has increased in India, this growth is supported by such electric vehicle startups. And there are many more.
Setting up an EV startup is comparatively simpler than setting up a manufacturing setup for ICE vehicles, due to the fact that it is easier to build an EV as the powertrain has no moving parts, with materials readily available from markets such as China . At the same time, India’s EV market holds the promise of great growth in the coming years since it is expected to grow tremendously.
However, incidents like these and many that have happened before, involving scooters from other manufacturers, have focused on safety or lack thereof in such EVs. The scooters caught fire while they were standing on the road while charging. The EV industry is still in its early stages of development and requires rigorous R&D and testing before such hazards hit the roads.