Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Navi Mumbai Orders Audit After Two E-Bus Fires
Two electric buses in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai caught fire on June 4th.
The first bus fire happened in the morning at a depot.
Another e-bus caught fire in the evening at a bus stand in Mumbai.
Because of these fires, the city is looking into what happened.
The local government ordered a special inspection to check all similar buses to make sure it doesn't happen again.
They are also making the company that made the buses answer for what happened.
The government is asking everyone involved to explain what went wrong.
Two electric buses caught fire on June 4 in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) ordered a third-party audit.
Both buses were manufactured by JBM Auto.
NMMC issued notices to the manufacturer and supplier.
Reports on the incidents are due within seven days.
- Who
- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and JBM Auto are involved.
- What
- Two electric buses caught fire.
- When
- June 4th.
- Where
- Navi Mumbai and Mumbai, India
- Why
- Prima facie, short circuit in the battery pack due to IR failure may have caused the blazes.
- Incidents
- Two e-bus fires
- Date
- June 4
- Location
- Navi Mumbai, Mumbai
- Manufacturer
- JBM Auto
- Audit Agency
- Central Institute of Road Transport
- Bus Type
- Electric, air-conditioned
- NMMC fleet size
- 30 JBM-manufactured electric buses