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title: "Ola Electric Scooter Fires Rare but Can Happen in Future, Says CEO Bhavish Aggarwal"  
description: "Electric Scooter is facing a major issue of catching fire. over the issue, Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says Scooter fires rare but can happen in"  
author: "Sanjay Goenka"  
published: 2022-05-10  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1623/ola-electric-scooter-fires-rare-but-can-happen-in-future-says-ceo-bhavish-aggarwal  
category: "electronics"  
tags: ["electric vehicle", "technology news", "auto transport", "technology can transform"]  
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# Ola Electric Scooter Fires Rare but Can Happen in Future, Says CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

[Ola Electric Scooter](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1248/vanilla-ola-s1-scooter-halts-in-production-as-it-offers-ola-s1-pro-features-to-buyers) CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says the **Scooter may fire in the future** but this would happen very rarely. He also said. Fire safety in the [automotive industry](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303104/the-future-of-technology-in-the-automotive-industry) is a broader issue beyond [electric vehicles.](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1387/surge-in-electric-hybrid-vehicles-as-india-sees-shift-in-mobility-deloitte-consumer-study-says)

## Highlights

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SoftBank Group has worked to back the Ola electric
Indian officials have launched an investigation over the issue of the e-Scooter file
Ola Company has launched its e-Scooter last year
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The Chief [Executive Officer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38479/name-the-media-professional-who-has-been-appointed-by-the-board-of-control-for-cricket-in-india-bcci-as-its-first-chief-executive-officer) of India’s Ola Electric, **Bhavish Aggarwal** said there may be more fires in [electric scooters](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4970/7-next-gen-electric-scooters-you-can-buy-in-india) in the future but such incidents are very rare. He commented on the issue of fire at a private company event. The issue of fire was heightened by a fire in one of its scooters in March.

[Ola Scooters fires incidents](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1591/expert-committee-will-probe-the-electric-2-wheeler-mishap-s-says-transport-minister) are one of the incidents that circulated an uproar on social media and an investigation by the [Indian Government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84685/why-indian-government-should-ban-madarsa-to-trained-jihadis).

**SoftBank Company of Japan** backed the Ola Electric scooters and recalled more than **1400 e-scooters** and appointed external experts to investigate the cause of the fire issue.

The CEO responded to the question asked in a private event on Sunday over the issue of fire “Will there be an occurrence in the future, there might be,” said the Ola Electric Scooter CEO.

He also added “But our commitment is that we will make sure we analyse every issue and if there are fixes to be done we will fix them,” Aggarwal’s comment as per the recording from the event.

The Indian government has also noticed the issue of **fire in e-scooters**, currently, [private companies](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115556/how-are-private-companies-like-spacex-changing-the-landscape-of-modern-space-missions-today) are landing them in the overpopulated and cheap market region.

Aggarwal said the Ola had just one incident among its **50,000 e-scooters** on the road. He added, “There will be, sometimes, some minor defects in, maybe the cell, maybe something else, which will cause some internal short circuit.”

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