Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant asked the EV maker to remember the batch of vehicles involved in the fire

The more and more two-wheeled vehicles catch fire in this country, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday called on the original EV (OEM) equipment manufacturer to voluntarily considering the batch involved in the EV fire incident.

Speaking to CNBC, he said that time was overcooked for the EV industry to instill confidence in consumers how global car makers voluntarily recalled their vehicles.

“Making (battery) cells are not regulated. The battery management system needs to be strengthened. There is a clear partnership between battery manufacturing and battery management,” he said as quoted in the CNBC report.

Road transportation Union and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said that EV fire incidents might have occurred because of higher temperatures.

“This is a very serious problem and we have ordered forensic investigations to every individual event,” Gadkari said at Lok Sabha on March 31, emphasizing that the government would take the right action after the detailed technical report was submitted after the 30-day probe. .

The government also reportedly prepared a comprehensive guidelines for the electric vehicle industry (EV) after several fire incidents were reported throughout the country.

Last week, several two-wheeled vehicles included in Jitendra’s electric vehicle caught fire in Nashik.

“We are investigating the root causes and will come with findings in the coming days,” said the company. No one was injured in the incident.

The latest API EV, also under the government scanner, joined a list of developing incidents – five so far – in just two weeks.

The government has also decided to call the Technical Team Ola Electric and Okinawa Scooter for an explanation of fire recently in their EVS. Battery manufacturers are careful and convincing complete tests and technology to deal with overheating problems.