Fiery responses to EV fires| One sets EV bike on fire, another ties it to donkey

Days after the saga of electric bikes catching fire, videos of unique protests against Ola are now going viral on social media. 

Man ties Ola E-bike to donkey

Frustrated with the services of Ola, a man in Maharashtra’s Parli Vaijanath tied his electric scooter to a donkey with a rope and paraded it around the town. The bizarre act was a mark of protest against its manufacturer for not fixing the fault in the two-wheeler after it stopped working just 15 days post delivery.

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The man identified as Sachin Gitte, tied a donkey to the “faulty” e-scooter and paraded it around Beed with posters and banners urging people not to trust the company. 

Man sets e-bike on fire

Another incident comes to light from Tamil Nadu. Prithiviraj, a resident of Tamil Nadu's Tirupattur, voluntarily set his e-bike on fire after reportedly facing several issues. 

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As per the reports, the owner of the Ola S1 Pro, burned the scooter because he was unhappy with its performance and range of the scooter. The reports further say that he received the electric scooter three months prior to the incident and has faced issues with the scooter.

The whole incident fueled frustration and anger and Prithviraj poured petrol over the e-bike and set it on fire.