20 electric scooters catch fire, ‘biggest such incident’ in India yet

Updated : Apr 12, 2022 09:30
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Editorji News Desk

In yet another case of electric scooters malfunctioning, 20 branded two-wheelers caught fire as they were being transported and the incident was caught on camera.

Reports said that the electric scooters made by a company called Jitendra EV, caught fire while they were being transported from a factory in Maharashtra’s Nashik. The container had a total of 40 electric scooters and the upper deck containing 20 of these two wheelers were turned to ashes.

This incident that took place on April 9 is potentially the country’s biggest incident of electric scooters catching fire so far. The company confirmed the incident and said that it was investigating the cause behind it.

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