With more than 26 cases of fires in EV scooters in a short span and at least three lives lost, the safety of consumers is compromised. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari attributed this to high ambient temperatures. The CEO of Ola Electric, which also suffered such fires in Pune, said that such incidents would be there in future but are rare. The problem is greed. In a hurry to kick start the EV business, the companies concerned do not want to spend time adapting the imported components to Indian conditions. In that case, it would have been prudent to buy from China. Lives and limbs are important.
