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Tata Nexon EV catches fire, company probing thermal incident
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IANS | 23 Jun, 2022
In a first such case involving an electric car in India, a Tata Nexon EV
caught fire in Mumbai and the company said on Thursday it was probing
the "isolated thermal incident".
The EV car fire
incident was reported from Vasai West (near Panchvati hotel) in Mumbai
late on Wednesday, and the video of the Tata Nexon EV engulfed in fire
went viral on social media.
The company said in a statement that a
detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the
facts of the recent isolated thermal incident that is doing the rounds
on social media.
"We will share a detailed response after our
complete investigation. We remain committed to the safety of our
vehicles and their users," it added.
Tata Nexon EV is the highest
selling electric car in India and at least 2,500-3,000 cars are being
sold every month in the country.
The company has so far sold over 30,000 Nexon EVs.
According to the video, the owner of the car charged his Nexon EV with a normal slow charger installed at his office.
After
driving about 5 km towards his house, he heard some weird sounds from
the car and saw flashes of warnings on the dashboard which alerted him
to stop the vehicle and get out of the car, media reports said.
Later, firefighters were seen spraying water on the burning Nexon EV.
"This
is a first incident after more than 30,000 EVs have cumulatively
covered over 100 million km across the country in nearly four years,"
said the company.
Several electric two-wheelers have caught fires
owing to battery explosions in the country, leading the government to
launch a probe into the incidents involving EV makers such as Ola
Electric, Pure EV, Jitendra EV Tech, Ather Energy and Okinawa.
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