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Govt expands probe into electric scooter fires

Govt expands probe into electric scooter fires

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ropes in Indian Institute of Science to investigate recent mishap.

Chetan Bhutani
Chetan Bhutani
  • Updated Apr 12, 2022 5:51 PM IST
Govt expands probe into electric scooter firesCFEES is an arm of the Defence Research and Development Organisation and has been asked to submit the findings of the report along with the remedial measures for improvement. 

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has ordered a probe into the fifth incident of electric two-wheelers catching fire. As many as 20 electric scooters of a company - Jitendra EV - caught fire when they were being transported in a container.

"We have roped in the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru to probe the fire”, a government official said.

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Electric vehicle sales in India have witnessed a three-fold jump last fiscal with two-wheelers leading the segment.  In 2021-22, 429,417 electric vehicles were sold, as compared to 134,821 units in 2020-21.

Earlier, the government had notified the Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) to investigate the Ola Electric scooter fire incident that took place in Pune’s Dhanori area. The CFEES will also probe the Okinawa scooter fire incident that took place in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district.

CFEES is an arm of the Defence Research and Development Organisation and has been asked to submit the findings of the report along with the remedial measures for improvement. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chetan Bhutani
Chetan Bhutani

Chetan Bhutani is a New Delhi-based economic policy journalist with ten years of experience in reporting and breaking stories about economic policy pertaining to India's infrastructure and financial sector, including highways, finance, railways, shipping, telecom, petroleum, and natural gas and currently works as an Associate Editor for Business Today TV. He is a journalist who works across multiple platforms and languages and offers in-depth coverage of the auto industry, regulations, new products, and reviews. Also, he has extensively reported about the actions taken by investigative authorities in relation to corporate and bank frauds as well as significant insolvency cases. Bhutani keeps a tight eye on all aspects of the government's public policies, from their creation to their implementation. In addition to his job, Chetan enjoys scheduling official appointments, travelling, going on road trips, playing cricket, and squash. Also, he is passionate about addressing climate change and road safety. He is a public policy enthusiast and has a master's degree in Public Administration.

Published on: Apr 12, 2022 5:51 PM IST