Electric Scooter Fire: A new case of fire in an electric two-wheeler has come to the fore. This case is of Ramachandrapur village of Karimnagar district of Telangana. According to a PTI report, the battery of an electric scooter exploded while charging it in Ramadugu mandal area of Karimnagar district. The incident took place in Ramchandrapur village late on Sunday night when the owner of the EV had kept the electric scooter outside his house for charging. However, no one was injured in this incident. Police said some parts of the vehicle were burnt after the blast. No one was around at the time of the incident, so no one was hurt. Information about the brand of this EV is not available. This vehicle belonged to a farmer named Odelu.
There have been many cases of fire in an electric two-wheeler
, On April 30, a fire broke out in an Okinawa electric scooter at Hosur, an industrial center in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. In this incident, scooter rider Satish Kumar saved himself by jumping off the scooter. Others on the way tried to douse the scooter’s fire, but by then the fire had completely destroyed the scooter.
, On 26 April, Dr. Prithviraj, a resident of Tamil Nadu, set his OLA S1 Pro scooter on fire by pouring petrol. Prithviraj says that his scooter stopped working after walking 44 kms. Angered by this, he poured petrol on the scooter and set it on fire. The incident took place near Ambur bypass road in Tamil Nadu.
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, In April itself, an 80-year-old man, B Ramaswamy, died due to EV in Nizamabad city of Telangana. The battery of his PureEV e-scooter exploded after being charged overnight. The electric scooter was put on charging at 12.30 pm. After which it exploded at 4 in the morning. Several family members were also injured while trying to douse the fire.
, The first case of EV catching fire was reported on 26 March. At that time, a blue colored OLA S1 Pro electric scooter parked on the roadside in Pune caught fire. The video of fire and smoke coming out of the battery compartment of the scooter had gone viral.
, On 26 March itself, a fire broke out in an Okinawa electric scooter in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Two people who were driving the scooter died in this incident. It was one father and the other son.
, On March 28, an incident of fire broke out in an electric scooter of PureEV in Chennai. Today a new incident has come to the fore. In the last seven months, 6 cases of PureEV scooter catching fire have been reported.
, On April 11, several scooters of Jitendra Electric caught fire simultaneously in Nashik. They were being taken from one place to another in a truck. The government has also ordered an inquiry in this matter.
, On 18 April, a dealership agency in Okinawa in Tamil Nadu was burnt to ashes. Sources related to the matter said that first the fire started in a scooter after which the fire spread. The company has also recalled 3,215 units in the past.
, On April 21, an 80-year-old man was killed by an EV in Nizamabad city of Telangana. The battery of his PureEV electric scooter exploded after being charged all night.
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Expert told the reason behind the explosion in the battery of EV
Live Hindustan spoke to YouTuber auto expert Amit Khare (Ask CarGuru) about the incidents of EV battery fire. He gave 5 reasons for the fire or explosion in the battery used in the electric vehicle. Along with this, important tips were also given about how to avoid it.
1. Melting Plastic Cabinet: All batteries used in EV are coming with plastic cabinet. In such a situation, when they are hot, then the plastic melts. Along with this, the circuits attached to it also start melting. This greatly increases the risk of fire. Even though the battery is fully packed, it still discharges heat. When the battery gets hot, this heat discharge starts increasing rapidly.