The government has ordered an independent enquiry into a Nexon electric vehicle catching fire in Mumbai, a senior Road Transport and Highways ministry official said on Thursday. "We have ordered an independent enquiry to investigate the Nexon EV fire incident," the official told PTI. The Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam have been asked to probe the circumstances that led to the incident and also suggest remedial measures, the official added. Tata Motors said it is also investigating the incident of its Nexon EV catching fire in Mumbai. Responding to the incident that has been widely shared on social media, Tata Motors in a statement on Thursday said, "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." Further, it said, "We will share a detailed ...
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Stocks to Watch today: Tata Motors signed the biggest-ever EV fleet order in India with the largest fully-electric ride-hailing service firm - BluSmart Mobility for delivering 10,000 Xpres-T EVs.
Comes close on the heels of order signed with BluSmart for 3,500 Xpres-Ts
The deployment of 10,000 units makes this the biggest ever EV fleet order in India
Tata Motors is gearing up to strengthen its R&D with fresh hiring as well as upskilling of the current employees this fiscal year in order to scale up capabilities across various business verticals, including the electric vehicle segment, as per a top company official. In the EV space, the company is looking to enhance its expertise in the area of battery packs and vehicle architecture, among others. "As far as hiring in R&D is concerned we are going for major hiring, especially this year, but there is also another area which we have looked into very deeply and that is upskilling the current engineers within R&D," Tata Motors President Passenger Vehicle and Electric Vehicles Shailesh Chandra said in an analyst call. It is going to be a big component of how the company is planning to really expand its R&D base, he added. The Mumbai-based auto major, in line with its growth aspirations and business plans for the next few years, is hiring across various verticals like ...
However, executives warn of rising inflation's impact on demand
Korean carmaker Hyundai that sells the Kona electric sedan, too, is looking to ride the EV wave
Tata Motors said its total sales jumped nearly three folds in May to 76,210 units
TaMo to take over land, plant building, machinery, and vehicle assembly along with all workers employed by the unit
Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services retain their positive view on the auto sector, underpinned by expectations of a cyclical upturn in the next three years.
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As part of the MoU, Tata Motors would take over land, plant building, machinery, and vehicle assembly from Ford India Pvt. Ltd., along with all workers working at the plant
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