Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto slandered the EV startups and the various fireplace incidents in electrical autos which were a matter of the second for fairly someday. He took this ahead questioning the ill-prepared corporations who’re merely dashing to leap onto the bandwagon.
At the inaugural occasion of Chetak at Akurda, a wholly-owned Bajaj Auto subsidiary, Rajiv Bajaj being very simple criticised the newcomers with zero information within the EV enterprise, however nonetheless making an attempt to get into the area. “The issue is not the fire itself. These incidents happened in the vehicles with internal combustion engines as well. The issue is the underlying process of the manufacturing,” he stated.
“What concerns me more is the environment that has promoted this mad whole rush. Why are people who have no business being in the business of EVs trying to get into the business? This must be fixed. Maybe, if I can say so, the relevant authorities in the government have diluted norms for EVs. EVs flooding the market may partly be because of the incentives as well. Under the guise of low-speed vehicles, you can bring any chunk of vehicles from anywhere and put it on the road. You will not have these scooters catching fire? What do you expect,” stated Bajaj.
Mentioning the corporate’s imaginative and prescient and dedication, he talked concerning the centered, built-in, and agile facility to energy the Chetak mission which will likely be commissioned in June. “Chetak is the original ‘Make in India’ superstar, which won hearts worldwide. True to those designed-and-built-in-India roots, the electric avatar of Chetak is born out of our strong R&D, deep understanding of products and consumers, and decades of manufacturing expertise,” he added.
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The iconic Chetak scooter was reborned in an electrical avatar in October 2019 and since then the corporate claims to have bought over 14,000 items and has acquired greater than 16,000 bookings thus far.
Chetak Technology (CTL) is unfold throughout a 6.5-acre and the plant is designed to cater to a 5 lakh two-wheeler unit capability for home in addition to the export market. The OEM and its vendor companions will make investments round Rs 750 crore within the upcoming EV manufacturing facility.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”