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New York: 22 fire incidents sparked by E-bike batteries reported this year causing 2 deaths

Many of the fires blamed on the batteries have been caused by malfunctioning devices left to charge overnight and placed in a hallway

Lithium-ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to the batteries by this time last year, officials said.
On Friday, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Mayor Eric Adams' administration is &ldquo;coming at this problem from every single angle,&rdquo; including working with the City Council and the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission on additional regulations for the batteries and educating the public on their proper use and storage.
&ldquo;These are incredibly dangerous devices, and we must make sure that members of the community are handling them properly and using them safely,&rdquo; Kavanagh said at a briefing on public safety.
Many of the fires blamed on the batteries have been caused by malfunctioning devices left to charge overnight and placed in a hallway or near a door where they can trap people inside a burning apartment.
Three children and an adult were injured this month when a charging battery started a fire in their upper Manhattan apartment at 1:30 am, officials said.
Fire Department Chief of Operations John Esposito said after the February 5 blaze that when the battery overheated and sparked a fire, "it blocked the egress out of the apartment, trapping the family.&rdquo; Kavanagh said the e-bike batteries &ldquo;present often an immediate inability to exit one's room or one's apartment or one's home.
So it's really critical that we work with all our partners up here in government around enforcement, around education, around combating the hazards that these present to citizens and first responders.&rdquo;

EV battery catches fire kills one, injures two others. In the latest EV battery fire incident which has turned fatal in Telangana. EV battery fire has left 1 dead, 2 injured in Telangana. An FIR against manufacturer has been lodged . 

EV battery fire: 1 dead, 2 injured in Telangana; FIR against manufacturer

In the latest incident of an electric vehicle (EV) catching fire, an explosion of charging battery has claimed one life and left two others injured.

Police have registered an FIR against the e-scooter manufacturer Pure EV

In the latest incident of an electric vehicle (EV) catching fire, an explosion&nbsp;of a charging battery has claimed one life and left two others injured.
As per reports, an 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured when the detachable battery of an electric scooter, kept on charge inside a home in&nbsp;Telangana, exploded and triggered flames, causing burn injuries.
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Police have registered an FIR against the e-scooter manufacturer Pure&nbsp;EV who has seen three incidents of battery fires recently. So far along with Pure,&nbsp;one Ola, two Okinawa, and 20 Jitendra EV scooters have caught fire.
This is not the first incident where a fire has claimed a life.&nbsp;In a second unfortunate event, a father and daughter were killed in the early hours of March 26 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, when an unknown type Okinawa electric scooter caught fire.
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The govt has called for an expert panel to probe into the issue and Union minister&nbsp;Nitin Gadkari&nbsp;said the government will issue necessary orders on defaulting companies after receiving the report.

For petrol vehicles, it's the price that is on fire. For electric vehicles, they themselves.
NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant on April 13 said the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should voluntarily recall the batches of electric vehicles involved in the recent fire accidents. Similar measures taken by firms such as BMW and Volvo had resulted in creating a sense of confidence among consumers, the chief of the government’s think tank told CNBC-TV18.
In a latest incident, around 40 EVs of Nashik-based Jitendra Electric Vehicles caught fire on Monday. This is the sixth incident in the row where e-scooters have caught fire and it raised concern about safety.
Kant insisted that batteries needed special attention as they are “complex in terms of manufacturing and maintenance”. "Manufacturing of cells isn't regulated... Battery management system needs to be strengthened. There has been a clear partnership between battery manufacturing and battery management," he said.
All lithium-ion cells are imported in India as of now.
According to the FADA report, EV sales in India witnessed a three-fold jump last fiscal with two-wheelers leading the segment. In FY 2021-22, the EV registered 429,417 unit sales as compared to 134,821 EV unit sales in the fiscal year 2020-21, FADA said.

EV Fire: NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant asks manufacturers to recall

NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant on April 13 said the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should voluntarily recall the batches of electric vehicles involved in the recent fire accidents. 

EV Fire

NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant on April 13 said the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should voluntarily recall the batches of electric vehicles involved in the recent fire accidents. Similar measures taken by firms such as&nbsp;BMW and Volvo had resulted in creating a sense of confidence among consumers, the chief of the government&rsquo;s think tank told&nbsp;CNBC-TV18.&nbsp;Kant insisted that batteries needed special attention as they are &ldquo;complex in terms of manufacturing and maintenance&rdquo;.&nbsp;Six incidents have been reported in a row where&nbsp;e-scooters&nbsp;have caught fire.

Around 40 EVs of Nashik-based Jitendra Electric Vehicles caught fire on Monday.

NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant on April 13 said the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should voluntarily recall the batches of electric vehicles involved in the recent fire accidents. Similar measures taken by firms such as&nbsp;BMW and Volvo had resulted in creating a sense of confidence among consumers, the chief of the government&rsquo;s think tank told&nbsp;CNBC-TV18.
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In a latest incident, around 40 EVs of Nashik-based Jitendra Electric Vehicles caught fire on Monday. This is the sixth incident in the row where&nbsp;e-scooters&nbsp;have caught fire and it raised concern about safety.
Kant insisted that batteries needed special attention as they are &ldquo;complex in terms of manufacturing and maintenance&rdquo;. "Manufacturing of cells isn't regulated... Battery management system needs to be strengthened. There has been a clear partnership between battery manufacturing and battery management,"&nbsp;he said.
All lithium-ion cells are imported in India as of now.
According to the FADA report, EV sales in India witnessed a three-fold jump last fiscal with two-wheelers leading the segment. In FY 2021-22, the EV registered 429,417 unit sales as compared to 134,821 EV unit sales in the fiscal year 2020-21, FADA said.

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