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🧵EV FIRES EXPLAINED | "​In a lithium ion system, temperature is the most important singular aspect. Battery packs must be designed to be able to throw out the heat generated from usage of the vehicle", Abraham Joseph CTO, @_bajaj_auto_ltd to @CNBCTV18Live #ElectricVehicles

🧵EV FIRES EXPLAINED |"Battery pack is the primary source of high amounts of energy. How battery pack is taken care off is extremely important. EV should be able to withstand strenuous & extreme weather conditions in India", said Abraham Joseph CTO @_bajaj_auto_ltd @CNBCTV18Live

🧵EV FIRES EXPLAINED| "Unfortunate such incidents are taking place in early stages of EV adoption. This causes discomfort in minds of consumers. Chemical reactions in batteries lead to higher temperatures. Undue high temperatures can cause fires", @RashmiUrdhware1 @CNBCTV18Live

🧵"Cells must be consistent in performance & must be procured from top manufacturers with extremely good quality controls. EV must have control mechanisms to prevent pack from overheating, drawing too much current or short circuit" Abraham Joseph @_bajaj_auto_ltd @CNBCTV18Live

🧵"Need to follow a progressive & evolving approach to EV standards. Investigations into recent incidents will lead to learning and improvement in standards on EV safety", said @RashmiUrdhware1 @CNBCTV18Live

🧵"Customer should buy EV's from reputed companies with a proper service network. Routine maintenance at dealerships to ensure all connections, devices have zero faults is important", said @_bajaj_auto_ltd CTO Abraham Joseph to @CNBCTV18Live

🧵"Startups doing good job, but before products are put in market, there should be rigorous validation, no hurried market introduction. Hurried introduction can be a problem with new products. Customers should not be subjected to high initial risks" @RashmiUrdhware1 @CNBCTV18Live

🧵"Lots of water, that is what is required to douse the fire in EV. Move away from the vehicle, call the fire department. But preventing problem is more important, with solid validation and multiple safety layers", @_bajaj_auto_ltd CTO Abraham Joseph @CNBCTV18Live