India orders investigation into Tata Motors EV fire incident

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BENGALURU: India has ordered an investigation into a fire incident involving a Tata Motors electric vehicle, a government official said on Thursday (Jun 23), after the automaker described it as an "isolated thermal incident".

The company said this was the first such incident, having sold more than 30,000 EVs, the bulk of which are its Nexon model.

Defence Research and Development Organisation, a government agency, would lead the investigation, the official said.

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