Top News Podcast: Thorough probe ordered into EV fires; foreign travel may pick up; IT stocks under pressure

Episode 231,   Apr 11, 2022, 01:42 PM

The government has widened the probe into the recent incidents of fires on electric vehicles (EVs), sources told CNBC-TV18 on Tuesday. More experts have been deployed to strengthen the team investigating the cases including that of Jitendra Electric Vehicles, they said.

The Centre is conducting a comprehensive review of India's EV ecosystem including testing, standards, manufacturing, storage and transportation, sources added.

Meanwhile, Japan's Honda Motor said it plans to spend $64 billion on research and development over the next decade, laying out an ambitious target to roll out 30 EV models globally by 2030.

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