In a concerning development, an electric scooter in India emitted fire after fuming heavy smoke and ash. The video shows people running away to safety and has gone viral. The news comes at a time when several vehicle manufacturers are foraying into electric vehicle space. While a greener-fuel efficient world for all of us is an ideal pursuit, the new video does raise concern over safety.
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Across the world, a significant interest has been witnessed when it comes to electric vehicle adoption. Tesla, a pioneer in electric vehicle manufacturing, has been the flagbearer of the electric-revolution. From its self-driving electric cars, to its budget friendly electric sedans, Tesla is doing it all.
However, with every emerging technology comes its share of problems. Recently, a video has gone viral where an electric scooter can be seen emitting fire, raising concerns about the safety of the technology.
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The Facts of the Matter
Gone are the days when a phone bursting due to battery issues became the talk of the town. As phone battery technologies have gotten better, incidents such as those have been lesser and lesser. Further, a phone bursting due to battery was normalized during 2018-2019 when several incidents were reported.
Now we are foraying into a world with electric vehicles. While India’s electric vehicle adoption rate is still not significant, some people have taken the leap of faith and bought an electric scooter.
A video of one such person’s bad luck is making the rounds of the internet.
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What the Video Shows
The video shared on Twitter has already been viewed 18.4k times with a slew of comments beneath it. The video shows an electric scooter fuming dense smoke and ashes in the air. The intensity of the smoke is such that for several meters behind the scooter, one can only see smoke.
Like it happens in so many such incidents, people with their smartphones gather around the scooter and try taking a footage.
The person shooting the video comes closer to scooter, and in a moment, things escalate.
The scooter starts emitting a huge flame and catches fire. With the sudden escalation, people around the scooter scramble and make a run for their lives.
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Netizens React to Electric Scooter Catching Fire
Soon the video went viral on Twitter and received interesting reactions from netizens.
A Twitter user quipped, “It was supposed to be eco friendly.”
It was supposed to be eco friendly 😭
— Wall – ಈ (@bhrtww) September 29, 2021
Another user tried to investigate the matter and wrote, “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.”
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.
— ~Shiv€₹°🇮🇳 (@FollowThyLead) September 29, 2021
Another netizen had an interesting conundrum and asked, “Will a fire-extinguisher work on a battery vehicle?”
Will a fire-extinguisher work on a battery vehicle?
— Earthling (@Vijaya20785192) September 29, 2021
Cause of Fire Still Not Ascertained
It should be noted that it’s not yet revealed as to what caused such a fire. The electric scooter company has not released a statement. Further, it has also not been revealed whether it was a battery issue, or electric circuit issue.