Electrical two-wheeler producer Okinawa
had recalled 3,215 units of its ‘Praise Pro’ scooters on April 16, simply earlier than the dealership was engulfed in flames in Tamil Nadu.
The EV maker was but to make a press release on the most recent EV fireplace at its dealership.
No casualties have been reported and the hearth was put out with the assistance of locals however the complete showroom was gutted.
This was the sixth EV fireplace incident for the reason that onset of summer season this yr.
Whereas recalling ‘Praise Pro‘ e-scooters, Okinawa Autotech had mentioned that this voluntary marketing campaign is “within the wake of the current thermal incident and according to the corporate’s long-standing dedication to buyer security”.
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Based on the corporate, the recall has been initiated to repair “any concern” associated to batteries.
“The batteries will likely be checked for unfastened connectors or any harm and be repaired freed from cost at any of the Okinawa authorised dealerships pan India,” the corporate mentioned.
On March 26, a father-daughter duo died as a result of a blast within the battery of their Okinawa scooter which was being charged at their house.
Late final month, a blue-coloured Ola S1 Professional e-scooter that was parked on the aspect of the street in Pune caught fireplace. The scooter burst into flames which quickly engulfed the complete automobile.
As increasingly electrical two-wheelers catch fireplace within the nation, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant final week requested EV authentic gear producers (OEMs) to voluntarily recall batches concerned within the EV fireplace incidents.
A number of electrical two-wheelers belonging to Jitendra Electrical Automobiles caught fireplace in Nashik on April 9.
The federal government has referred to as technical groups of Ola Electrical and Okinawa Scooter for a proof on current fires of their EVs.
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