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Odisha e-scooter battery bursts while charging, two vehicles gutted
An e-scooter caught fire in Badakhuri village, Odisha's Balasore district, after its battery allegedly burst while charging on Wednesday morning. The blaze damaged the electric scooter and a nearby petrol scooter, along…
The Story in Brief
An e-scooter caught fire in Badakhuri village, Odisha's Balasore district, after its battery allegedly burst while charging on Wednesday morning. The blaze damaged the electric scooter and a nearby petrol scooter, along with household items. Three family members escaped unhurt, reports Odisha TV.
Owner Premchand Dasgupta bought the e-scooter in March for around Rs 1 lakh. His son Laxman told OTV the dealer provided an old charger from another company after the original failed, which likely caused a spark. Firefighters brought the blaze under control. The exact failure reason remains unclear.
The Indian Opinion
EV fires get disproportionate attention while lakhs of petrol vehicles burn every year without follow-up questions. Yet this case exposes a real gap: the owner says the dealer gave a different company's old charger when the original failed. No regulator or manufacturer checks what happens when parts are swapped. The unanswered question remains whether the Bureau of Indian Standards or Ministry of Road Transport will mandate that each battery pack be sold with a tamper-proof charger.
Source: odishatv.in
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