Chennai: The first batch of voluntary vehicle recalls have kicked off in the electric vehicle industry with brands like Ola, Okinawa and Pure collectively recalling nearly 7,000 e-two wheelers even as other EV makers commit to the mandatory recall mentioned by Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari last week. Last week Okinawa announced its recall of 3,215 units of its Praise Pro electric scooter “to fix any issue related to batteries”. According to the company, the batteries will be “checked for loose connectors or any damage” and be repaired free of cost at Okinawa dealerships.
The check up is in the wake of the “recent thermal incident” involving its Praise Pro scooter, the company said. Following Okinawa, Ola has also issued a statement saying it will recall 1,441 vehicles which will “go through thorough diagnostics across all battery systems, thermal systems as well as safety systems,” said the company statement. Pure EV which has also seen incidents of fire involving its electric scooters, is recalling 2,000 units of its ETrance+ and EPluto 7G models. Pure EV has announced it will check and calibrate batteries, the battery management system and the charger in the recalled vehicles.
