<p>There is no stopping EV fires in India and now, an electric two-wheeler belonging to Gurugram-based Benling India has exploded while being charged in Telangana.</p>.<p>According to the local police, no one was injured during the incident and they were yet to receive a complaint.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in a village in Karimnagar district of Telangana and some portions of the e-scooter were burnt after the explosion.</p>.<p>According to local media reports, Egurla Odelu purchased a Falcon e-scooter from the company just two months ago. He put the battery on charge before going to bed on May 8 night.</p>.<p>The battery exploded "within minutes after it was put on charge".</p>.<p>Benling India, on its website, says it offers "beautifully crafted electric scooters in high and low speed ranges in 53 countries including India".</p>.<p>Late last month, an 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured when the battery of a Pure EV electric two-wheeler exploded in their house in Telangana's Nizamabad district.</p>.<p>In yet another tragic incident just three days later, a 40-year-old man died after a blast occurred in an e-scooter belonging to Boom Motors while being charged at home.</p>.<p>The incident in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada also left the deceased Kotakonda Siva Kumar's wife and two daughters with severe burn injuries.</p>.<p>To date, at least 12 electric two-wheelers have exploded and several EV makers have recalled the faulty batches amid the growing heat from the government.</p>.<p>The preliminary findings from the government-constituted probe committee on electric vehicle (EV) fires have spotted issues with battery cells/design in nearly all of the electric two-wheeler (2W) fire incidents in the country.</p>.<p>The committee was constituted in the wake of EV fires and battery blasts in e-scooters belonging to Okinawa Autotech, Boom Motor, Pure EV, Jitendra EV, and Ola Electric.</p>.<p>The experts found defects in battery cells as well as battery design in nearly all EV fires.</p>.<p>The government is now working on new quality-centric guidelines for electric vehicles.</p>
<p>There is no stopping EV fires in India and now, an electric two-wheeler belonging to Gurugram-based Benling India has exploded while being charged in Telangana.</p>.<p>According to the local police, no one was injured during the incident and they were yet to receive a complaint.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in a village in Karimnagar district of Telangana and some portions of the e-scooter were burnt after the explosion.</p>.<p>According to local media reports, Egurla Odelu purchased a Falcon e-scooter from the company just two months ago. He put the battery on charge before going to bed on May 8 night.</p>.<p>The battery exploded "within minutes after it was put on charge".</p>.<p>Benling India, on its website, says it offers "beautifully crafted electric scooters in high and low speed ranges in 53 countries including India".</p>.<p>Late last month, an 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured when the battery of a Pure EV electric two-wheeler exploded in their house in Telangana's Nizamabad district.</p>.<p>In yet another tragic incident just three days later, a 40-year-old man died after a blast occurred in an e-scooter belonging to Boom Motors while being charged at home.</p>.<p>The incident in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada also left the deceased Kotakonda Siva Kumar's wife and two daughters with severe burn injuries.</p>.<p>To date, at least 12 electric two-wheelers have exploded and several EV makers have recalled the faulty batches amid the growing heat from the government.</p>.<p>The preliminary findings from the government-constituted probe committee on electric vehicle (EV) fires have spotted issues with battery cells/design in nearly all of the electric two-wheeler (2W) fire incidents in the country.</p>.<p>The committee was constituted in the wake of EV fires and battery blasts in e-scooters belonging to Okinawa Autotech, Boom Motor, Pure EV, Jitendra EV, and Ola Electric.</p>.<p>The experts found defects in battery cells as well as battery design in nearly all EV fires.</p>.<p>The government is now working on new quality-centric guidelines for electric vehicles.</p>