Reliable sources said the EV manufacturers have been given time till July-end to respond to the notice in detail.
Once the response comes, the government will decide what penal action, if any, is to be taken against the EV manufacturers in error.
Last month, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), which comes under the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, had sent notices to Pure EV and Boom Motors after their e-scooters exploded in April.
ministry road transport And the response of the EV makers is awaited on the show-cause notices being sent to the highways as well.
Preliminary findings of the inquiry committee set up by the government EV Fire Issues with the battery cell or design were also identified in almost all electric two-wheeler fire incidents in the country.
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Experts found defects in battery cells as well as battery design in almost all EV fires.
Defense Research and Development Organization (D R d o), which was earlier tasked by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to investigate incidents of fire in electric two-wheelers, also found a serious defect in the EV two-wheeler battery.
The DRDO investigation had revealed that these defects occurred because electric two-wheeler manufacturers such as Okinawa Autotech, Pure EV, Jitendra Electric Vehicles, Ola Electric and Boom Motors may have used “low-grade materials to cut costs”. could.
Indian Standards Bureau (BIS) has now issued new performance benchmarks for lithium-ion batteries to protect consumers amid rising electric vehicle fire incidents in the country.
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has already warned EV manufacturers of strict action for negligence.
He tweeted, ‘If any company is found to be negligent in its process, then heavy fine will be imposed and all defective vehicles will also be ordered to be recalled.