PureEV Electrical Scooter Catches Hearth In Chennai, 4th Incident In four Days

Days after electrical cars (EVs) of Ola and Okinawa Autotech catching fire, a identical incident has been reported from Tamil Nadu capital Chennai. This time, an electrical scooter made through Hyderabad startup PureEV burst into flames, elevating issues in regards to the protection of EVs.

The now viral video of the incident, which came about close to Mathur toll plaza in Manjampakkam – a residential house in north Chennai – displays plumes of smoke billowing from the scooter.

The 26-second video displays the red-coloured EV parked at the roadside. That is the fourth such incident in 4 days.

On March 28, a video on social media confirmed Ola’s S1 electrical scooter catching fire in Pune. The EV used to be parked at the roadside when the incident came about.

The over half-a-minute video confirmed the Ola S1 Professional in Nighttime Blue color freeing some smoke sooner than bursting into flames and sooner or later being engulfed in fire.

Ola Electrical took cognizance of the incident and stated in a commentary that it used to be investigating the issue. The corporate additionally confident that it might take suitable motion as soon as the investigation is over within the coming days.

The Ola S1 Professional used to be introduced as the corporate’s first electrical scooter closing yr. It debuted along the common Ola S1.

The incident with Okinawa two-wheeler came about in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore.

After the incident with Ola scooter, information company Reuters carried a record which stated that lithium-ion batteries, whether or not utilized in electrical cars or digital units, can catch fire if they have got been improperly manufactured or broken, or if the tool that operates the battery isn’t designed accurately.

Ola corporate officers have stated prior to now that the corporate imports its battery cells from South Korea however plans to begin production them in the community.