News News: The government of India is demanding that six electric two-wheeler manufacturers, including return Rs 500 crore ($60 million) worth of subsidies for v
The incidents have, not surprisingly, made many Indians wary of electric vehicles the number of people who said they wouldn’t buy an electric scooter due to safety and performance concerns jumped eightfold to 17 per cent in the seven months through March, a survey of around 11,500 consumers conducted by LocalCircles showed.
Nitin Gadkari announces ‘heavy penalty’, recall of EVs after e-scooters catch on fire - After EV scooters caught fire resulting in casualties, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched a probe into the matter, offering a recall of EVs.
An 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured when the detachable battery of an electric scooter, kept on charge inside a home in Nizamabad district of Telangana, exploded and triggered flames, causing burn injuries.