Govt vigilant about EVs security, consultants on the job: Minister – EQ Mag Pro
As EV two-wheeler gross sales drop amid battery fireplace fears, Okinawa Autotech, PureEV and Ola Electric recalled 6,656 autos after the battery explosion incidents elevated within the nation, the federal government has knowledgeable, saying it’s further vigilant in regards to the security requirements of EVs and consultants are on the job.
Replying to a query within the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishan Pal Gurjar, mentioned that the federal government has taken a severe notice of the battery explosion incidents in EV two-wheelers, and an skilled panel is trying into it.
The minister knowledgeable that out of 6,656 EVs recalled, Okinawa Autotech recalled 3,215 models, PureEV recalled 2,000 EVs and Ola Electric recalled 1,441 models.
“The expert committee has been given the responsibility to tackle the safety-related recent issues of electric vehicles. Testing of components for EVs is done as per relevant standards, as specified in Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rule, 1989 to ensure compliance,” Gurjar knowledgeable.
The skilled committee was “constituted with independent experts from DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam to tackle the safety related recent issues of electric vehicles,” the minister mentioned in his reply.
He mentioned that the federal government is vigilant in regards to the security requirements of electrical autos.
The knowledge got here as Ather Energy bought a mere 1,279 EV two-wheelers for the total month of July from promoting 3,829 autos in June — an enormous drop in numbers — adopted by Ola Electric which bought 3,852 autos from 5,891 autos in June.
The drop in EV two-wheeler gross sales, in accordance with business consultants, is because of the concern amongst customers concerning the security of EV two-wheelers in mild of a number of battery fireplace and explosion incidents within the latest previous.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari final month informed Parliament that each one these EV two-wheelers corporations have been served show-cause notices whose autos caught fireplace owing to battery points.
The Ministry constituted a committee of consultants to counsel security requirements for batteries, battery elements, and associated programs.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which comes underneath the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, mentioned this week that it issued notices to 4 to 5 EV two-wheeler makers within the mild of a number of complaints raised by the customers over battery explosions and fireplace incidents.
The CCPA acquired a number of complaints from the EV two-wheeler consumers.
Source: PTI
