DRDO report finds serious battery defects in EVs that caught fire
India TV NewsHighlights DRDO found serious defects in EV batteries including designs and modules Fire in EVs are mainly caused due to the usage of low grade materials They are also examining more cases of e-scooter fires and will serve notices to EV makers The Defence Research & Development Organisation which was tasked with investigating EV fire incidents by the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, has found serious defects in the batteries, including the designs of the battery packs and modules. According to sources in the know of the matter, these defects occur because the electric two-wheeler manufacturers like Okinawa Autotech, Pure EV, Jitendra Electric Vehicles, Ola Electric and Boom Motors may have used "lower-grade materials to cut costs". Pure EV and Boom Motors along with Ola Electric, Jitendra EV, and Okinawa Autotech, recalled faulty batches after the EV fire incidents were reported. The preliminary findings from the government-constituted probe committee on EV fires have already identified issues with battery cells or design in nearly all of the electric two-wheeler fire incidents in the country.
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