An Ola S1 Pro catches fire while park on a roadside. This incident took place in Pune last week. Ola Electric has acknowledge that it was aware of the incident and was investigating the problem.
Ola also assure that it would take appropriate action once the investigation is over in the coming days.
The over half-a-minute video, which was initially posted by YouTube channel ElectricBikeWale and later share across social media, showed the Ola S1 Pro in Midnight Blue colour electric scooter park on the roadside, releasing some smoke before bursting into flames and eventually being in fire.
Exact reason behind the issue has not yet been define.
Ola Electric said in a press statement it had reach out to the affected user.
Ola Electric Co-Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal share the same statement on Twitter and assure a fix.
Safety is top priority. We’re investigating this and will fix it. https://t.co/HsTFh4cbhw
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) March 26, 2022
The case of catching fire has created fear among customers who were looking to get the Ola S1 Pro.
Some of them have already cancel their orders.
Hmm I canceled my s1 pro because of heating issues . Thank god before doing final payment this issue accursed Ola need to do lots of experiment on battery cells pic.twitter.com/SeQZn3hzFD
— Rocky Putta (@Rockyputta) March 27, 2022
The Ola S1 Pro is not the only electric scooter that has caught fire and made headlines in India.
ePluto by Hyderabad-based Pure EV was spot bursting into flames in two different incidents that were shared in videos available online.
