Scooters involving Indian start-ups Okinawa and PureEV have
also been involved in fires, in what some say could be an early setback for a
nascent sector that is key to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's carbon reduction
and climate goals.
India launched an investigation into the fires last month,
and formed a committee of experts to make recommendations on remedial steps.
Okinawa recalled 3,215 vehicles this month.
"We will be conducting a detailed diagnostics and
health check of the scooters in that specific batch and therefore are issuing a
voluntary recall of 1,441 vehicles," Ola Electric said in a statement on
Sunday.
India wants electric scooters and motorbikes to make up 80
percent of total two-wheeler sales by 2030, compared with about 2 percent
today, and Modi's administration is offering companies billions of dollars in
incentives to make EVs locally.
Ola said it supported an EV safety policy, and a preliminary
assessment of one of its vehicles catching fire revealed the incident was an
isolated one, adding that the recalls were a "pre-emptive measure." ©
Reuters
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