Ola Electric recalls 1,441 scooters after battery explosion in Pune

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Ola Electric is recalling 1,441 units of its electric scooters in the wake of recent incidents of vehicles catching fire, according to a company statement.</p>
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Ola Electric said its investigation into the fire incident on March 26, in Pune, is ongoing and a preliminary assessment found that it was an isolated incident.</p>
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"As a pre-emptive measure we will be conducting a detailed diagnostic and health check of the scooters in that specific batch and therefore are issuing a voluntary recall of 1,441 vehicles," the company said.</p>
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Ola Electric further said, "These scooters will be inspected by our service engineers and will go through thorough diagnostics across all battery systems, thermal systems as well as the safety systems."</p>
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Ola Electric said its battery system already complies with and is tested for AIS 156, the latest proposed standard for India, in addition to being compliant with the European standard ECE 136.</p>
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Recently, there have been several incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire in various parts of the country, prompting manufacturers to recall vehicles.</p>
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Okinawa Autotech had recalled over 3,000 units, while PureEV did a similar exercise for around 2,000 units.</p>
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The government has also constituted an expert committee to examine the issue and has warned companies that penalties will be slapped on them  if they do not voluntarily recall vehicles to fix snags or are negligent.</p>