The last case of fire in an electric scooter came on 26 April. After this no new case came for 4 days, so it seemed that everything was fine. But once a fire broke out in the electric scooter. The new case is from Hosur, an industrial center in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. A fire broke out in an Okinawa electric scooter here on Saturday, April 30. However, in this incident the scooter rider saved himself by jumping off the scooter. This incident has once again raised questions about the battery used in the electric scooter. Let us tell you that the government has banned all companies from launching new EV two-wheelers.
Scooter rider saved his life by jumping
Regarding this incident in Krishnagiri, police said that Satish Kumar, a resident of Hosur, was going on his Okinawa electric scooter. Then he saw that smoke started coming out from under the seat in his scooter and suddenly it caught fire. Seeing the fire, they panicked and immediately jumped off the moving scooter. If they didn’t do this, it could have cost their lives too. On seeing them, the fire in the scooter erupted rapidly and the flames engulfed the scooter. Others on the way tried to douse the scooter’s fire, but by then the fire had completely destroyed the scooter. Satish had bought Okinawa Electric Scooter last year.
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Tamil Nadu man sets fire to e-scooter
On 26 April, Dr. Prithviraj, a resident of Tamil Nadu, set his OLA S1 Pro scooter on fire by pouring petrol. This electric scooter was delivered to him about 3 months ago. He had to face problems with the scooter from the beginning. He had complained about this many times to the company as well. Ola Support looked at the scooter but did not find any problem. 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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80 year old man dies in Telangana
In April itself, an 80-year-old man died due to EV in Nizamabad city of Telangana. The battery of his PureEV electric scooter exploded after being charged all night. The deceased was identified as B Ramaswamy of Subhashnagar in Nizamabad city. This electric scooter was put on charging at 12.30 pm. After which it exploded at 4 in the morning. That is, the battery exploded within 3.30 hours. The scooter caught fire. Several family members were also injured while trying to douse the fire. According to the police, Ramaswamy’s son B Prakash is the owner of an electric two-wheeler.
Some other cases of fire in electric two-wheeler
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.