<p>The government has ordered an investigation into a fire incident involving a Tata Motors electric vehicle, an official said on Thursday, after the automaker described it as an "isolated thermal incident".</p>.<p>A video on social media, which has gone viral, showed one of the company's electric cars engulfed in flames. The video showed firefighters trying to extinguish the fire in a Nexon electric vehicle (EV) in a suburb of Mumbai. Reuters was unable to independently verify the video.</p>.<p>Defence Research and Development Organisation, a government agency, would lead the investigation, the official said.</p>.<p>"A detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the facts of the recent isolated thermal incident that is doing the rounds on social media. We will share a detailed response after our complete investigation," India's biggest manufacturer of electric cars said in a statement.</p>.<p>The company said this was the first such incident, having sold more than 30,000 EVs, the bulk of which are its Nexon model.</p>.<p>The incident follows a spate of e-scooter fires that have triggered an investigation by the Indian government.</p>.<p>Initial findings of the federal probe into three e-scooter makers, including SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, found faulty battery cells and modules to be the leading cause of fires, Reuters reported last month.</p>.<p>Electrification is the cornerstone of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate change and carbon reduction agenda. EVs are also seen as a way to help India to cut its oil import bill and reduce pollution in major cities.</p>.<p>India wants electric models to make up 30% of total passenger car sales in the country by 2030, up from about 1% today, and e-scooters and e-bikes to account for 80% of total two-wheeler sales, up from about 2%.</p>
<p>The government has ordered an investigation into a fire incident involving a Tata Motors electric vehicle, an official said on Thursday, after the automaker described it as an "isolated thermal incident".</p>.<p>A video on social media, which has gone viral, showed one of the company's electric cars engulfed in flames. The video showed firefighters trying to extinguish the fire in a Nexon electric vehicle (EV) in a suburb of Mumbai. Reuters was unable to independently verify the video.</p>.<p>Defence Research and Development Organisation, a government agency, would lead the investigation, the official said.</p>.<p>"A detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the facts of the recent isolated thermal incident that is doing the rounds on social media. We will share a detailed response after our complete investigation," India's biggest manufacturer of electric cars said in a statement.</p>.<p>The company said this was the first such incident, having sold more than 30,000 EVs, the bulk of which are its Nexon model.</p>.<p>The incident follows a spate of e-scooter fires that have triggered an investigation by the Indian government.</p>.<p>Initial findings of the federal probe into three e-scooter makers, including SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, found faulty battery cells and modules to be the leading cause of fires, Reuters reported last month.</p>.<p>Electrification is the cornerstone of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate change and carbon reduction agenda. EVs are also seen as a way to help India to cut its oil import bill and reduce pollution in major cities.</p>.<p>India wants electric models to make up 30% of total passenger car sales in the country by 2030, up from about 1% today, and e-scooters and e-bikes to account for 80% of total two-wheeler sales, up from about 2%.</p>