India, Jan. 28 -- Mahindra has issued an official clarification on the recent fire incident involving its BE6 electric SUV in Uttar Pradesh, stating that the vehicle's high-voltage battery and electric motor were not responsible for the blaze.

The incident occurred in the Gulauthi area of Uttar Pradesh, where a Mahindra BE6 was seen engulfed in flames on the side of the road. Videos of the incident circulated widely on social media, triggering speculation about a possible battery-related failure in the electric SUV. Mahindra has now concluded its internal investigation and shared its findings.

According to Mahindra & Mahindra, the investigation was carried out using onboard sensor data, vehicle software diagnostics and an analysis of vi...