NEW DELHI: The alarming issue of electric vehicles (EVs) catching fire has spilled over from two-wheelers into the car industry. A Tata Motors Nexon caught fire in Mumbai, leading to an investigation by the government as well the automaker. Nexon is the country’s largest-selling EV.
The Nexon’s owner had a miraculous escape as he moved out of the vehicle after hearing “some weird sounds” and “flashes of warnings on the dashboard”, 5km into a trip. The car, which had reportedly been charged at the owner’s office, caught fire, following which firefighters were called and the incident went viral over social media.
The company initiated a probe, though adding that it was an “isolated thermal incident”. There are 30,000 Nexon EVs on road, which have cumulatively covered over 100 million km across the country in nearly four years.
