The benchmark standards for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to be laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will be flexible enough to promote innovation and value addition in the sector, Rohit Kumar Singh, secretary at the Department of Consumer Affairs told FE. Standards for batteries for EV four-wheelers will be formulated later.
The standards are being formulated amid a spate of incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire in the last few months, sparking safety concerns among buyers. Faulty battery cells and modules have been identified as the main reasons for such incidents .
According to Singh, the BIS standards for batteries, which are being finalised in consultation with manufactures of EV scooters, will focus on size, connectivity protocol and quality of cells. Singh said quality norms would not create any impediment to growth of the EV industry.
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