Okinawa EV dealership in Tamil Nadu gutted in Fire
Team Udayavani, Apr 18, 2022, 4:27 PM IST
Representative Image (Source: iStock)
New Delhi: An Okinawa Autotech dealership in Tamil Nadu was gutted in a huge fire. This was the sixth EV fire incident since the onset of summer this year, IANS said.
News agency IANS said that Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Okinawa Autotech on Monday confirmed that the fire at its dealership in Tamil Nadu was due to an electric short-circuit in the building.
Okinawa, which recalled 3,215 units of its ‘Praise Pro’ scooters on April 16, just before the dealership was engulfed in flames in Tamil Nadu, said in a statement shared with IANS that no EV scooter or battery fire started the incident.
“The fire was due to an electric short-circuit in the panel wiring in the building. The dealership has also confirmed the same,” the company said.
No casualties were reported and the fire was put out with the help of locals but the entire showroom was gutted.
While recalling ‘Praise Pro’ e-scooters, Okinawa Autotech had said that this voluntary campaign is “in the wake of the recent thermal incident and in line with the company’s long-standing commitment to customer safety”.
According to the company, the recall has been initiated to fix “any issue” related to batteries, IANS reported.
“The batteries will be checked for loose connectors or any damage and be repaired free of charge at any of the Okinawa authorised dealerships pan India,” the company was quoted as saying.
On March 26, a father-daughter duo died due to a blast in the battery of their Okinawa scooter which was being charged at their home.
Late last month, a blue-coloured Ola S1 Pro e-scooter that was parked on the side of the road in Pune caught fire. The scooter burst into flames which soon engulfed the entire vehicle.
As more and more electric two-wheelers catch fire in the country, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant last week asked EV original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to voluntarily recall batches involved in the EV fire incidents.
Several electric two-wheelers belonging to Jitendra Electric Vehicles caught fire in Nashik on April 9.
The government has called technical teams of Ola Electric and Okinawa Scooter for an explanation on recent fires in their EVs.
(With inputs from IANS)
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Bajaj Auto launches new series of Chetak e-scooter
Honda Cars to hike vehicle prices by up to 2 pc from January
Tata Motors bags additional order for 148 electric buses from BMTC
Increasing tax on EVs will make it difficult for electrification journey: Kia India MD & CEO
India needs Rs 16,000 cr capex to meet public EV charging demand by 2030: Report
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
‘Govt plotting fake encounter against C.T. Ravi’, alleges Union Minister Prahlad Joshi
15-year-old girl raped by school teacher in Rajasthan’s Sikar: Police
3 killed, 6 injured as truck crushes people sleeping on footpath in Pune
Perla Fire Disaster: Five shops completely gutted; Loss estimated at Rs 1.83 crore
Ambedkar row: Congress to hold nationwide protest against Amit Shah’s remarks
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.