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Only 1 percent consumers plan to buy an e-scooter in the next six months due to safety and performance concerns, a new report reveals, reports IANS.
According to reports, the EV makers have been given time till July end to respond in detail to the notices. Once the responses are in, the government will decide which penal action is to be taken, if any, against the EV makers at fault.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari also warned EV manufacturers earlier this year after numerous fire incidents.
BIS rolls out new performance standards for electric vehicles to reduce fire accidents
To date, four other Pure EV e-scooters caught fire, the fourth one being reported last month from Hyderabad.