There is little doubt that recent cases of electric scooters having caught fire recently have slowed down the adoption of electric vehicles to some extent. In fact, Vinkesh Gulati, President, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, dwelt on the concerns about safety of these vehicles in a May 2022 report, in which he said, “While two-wheeler EV sales were growing rapidly, though on a low base, various fire incidents across almost all EV brands created a fear in the mind of the customer. This, coupled with supply chain issues, has decreased two-wheeler EV sales drastically from last month.”
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