Ambur: In latest months, a number of cases of electrical autos breaking down and catching fireplace have been reported from a number of elements of the nation. After a person in Maharashtra tied his Ola electrical scooter to a donkey with a rope as a kind of protest, a person in Tamil Nadu bought so pissed off that he set his e-bike on fireplace himself. According to Times of India, the person named Prithviraj Gopinathan poured petrol on his Ola S1 Pro and set it on fireplace close to Ambur in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.Also Read – Viral Video: Frustrated Customer Ties Ola Electric Scooter to Donkey, Parades It Around Town | Here’s Why
Notably, he took this drastic step after the battery of the automobile ran out after operating round 50 to 60 kilometres, regardless of firm’s claims that the e-bike will cowl 181km on a full cost. Further, when he demanded help, producers mentioned they may ship somebody to assist solely by 5pm.
After being stranded in center of the highway in the scorching warmth, he set the bike on fireplace. He additionally posted the photograph on his Twitter account.
@OlaElectric @Hero_Electric @atherenergy @bhash awaited for very long time pissed off along with your idiotic service it’s present time thank u pic.twitter.com/pFNGSEkySw
— Prithv Raj (@PrithvR) April 26, 2022
“I asked my assistant to buy two litres of petrol, which I poured on the e-bike and set it on fire,” Prithviraj advised Times of India.
“A few minutes after I shared the video, a service engineer called me and requested me not to give any interviews to the media and promised to replace the e-bike. I bluntly told them my relationship with their company was over as soon as I burnt the bike. But he said a team has already left for his clinic in Ambur with a brand new e-bike and promised to deliver the bike tonight,” Prithiviraj added. He additional mentioned he had been dealing with a number of issues with the e-bike ever since he had purchased automobile in January this yr.
On Saturday, Ola Electric recalled 1,441 models of its electrical two-wheelers as a consequence of circumstances of autos catching fireplace, based on a company assertion.
In an announcement, it mentioned, “As a pre-emptive measure, we will be conducting a detailed diagnostic and health check of the scooters in that specific batch and therefore are issuing a voluntary recall of 1,441 vehicles. These scooters will be inspected by our service engineers and will go through a thorough diagnostics across all battery systems, thermal systems, as well as safety systems.”
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