Boom Motors recalls Corbett ebikes, halts production after fatal accident

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Boom Motors, the Coimbatore-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer is recalling its e-bike Corbett within days after a fatal accident. It also became the first e-two wheeler maker to halt production temporarily after the government order. Meanwhile, taking a serious note of the fire incidents which have become recurrent since the onset of the summers, the government has come down heavily on the e-two wheeler manufacturers.

In a virtual meeting that were attended by over top 50 officials from representing various two-wheeler manufacturers, Giridhar Aramane, secretary, ministry of road transport and heavy industries (MoRTH) ordered asked manufacturers to quickly recall the faulty batches of vehicles on their own or be ready to face “serious consequences” for hiding any incident of fire or delay, according to a company official who attended the meet.

 During the half an hour-long meeting, Aramane quoted provision of the Motor Vehicle Act, which empowers the government to take strict action against manufacturers for causing harm to people and public property. He said “none will be spared” for compromising on passenger safety, said the official citing the secretary.