Watch: Electric Scooter's Battery Explodes, Raises questions Over Safety
When someone's phone battery explodes, it's not news anymore because it happens far too often. However, there is a new concern and it has to do with an electric vehicle.
When someone's phone battery explodes, it's not news anymore because it happens far too often. However, there is a new concern and it has to do with an electric vehicle.
As there is a huge push towards adoption of electric vehicles, a video has emerged on social media showing an electric scooter on fire in Hyderabad.
A video shared on Twitter shows a parked electric scooter catching fire and throwing ashes and dense smoke in the air. For a technology that is slated to drive the future of mobility, it is not a good sign.
Buy a E Scooter and suffer pic.twitter.com/OGX6CxMmMb
¡ª Patrao (@in_patrao) September 29, 2021
There is no confirmation as to how the electric scooter caught fire. It is not known whether someone tempered with the electric circuit or battery unit of the scooter to cause the incident.
While it is early to question the safety of electric scooters, it has certainly left people scared on social media. It's not hard to see why - if the battery of the electric scooter explodes, then it can be life-threatening.
It was supposed to be eco friendly ?
¡ª Wall - ? (@bhrtww) September 29, 2021
Looks like all the fume that it didn't emit, had been stored in and burst into smokes and flames one fine day. But largely EVs are considered safe, the company needs to respond and address this dangerous flaw.
¡ª ~Shiv€?¡ã?? (@FollowThyLead) September 29, 2021
Scary!
¡ª $hivakumar ? (@Paperrboat_) September 29, 2021
Manufacturer should provide complimentary suitable class fire extinguisher
¡ª Narasimha M Hulgi (@NMHulgi) September 29, 2021
That's Pure EV epluto, I have the exact same scooter ?#Ghostridervibes?
¡ª Devanjan (@dev_just4u) September 29, 2021
Hmmm! So, the Battery quality needs more standardization.
¡ª Gopinath Muktevi ?? (@GopinathMuktev2) September 30, 2021
Is this your scooter..we had a similar experience with the brand and are now taking them to the court..pls connect to collaborate for a strong case
¡ª Ankur B Patel (@ankur_bijoy) September 30, 2021
Yes video seems to be of @pureevindia epluto. They build battery in their factory.
¡ª ?Purshottam ?? (@Purshot02466239) September 29, 2021
Seems to be of poor quality #MadeInChina dumped battery products.
People were quick to identify the brand and model of the electric scooter. It was identified as ePluto made by startup called Pure EV. This is a two-year-old startup incubated in IIT Hyderabad and is claimed to have sold 25,000 electric vehicles in the last 18 months.
