Okinawa dealership in flames after Praise Pro e-scooters catch fire, company issues recall

Sean — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:55:32 +0000

The track record of EVs (Electric Vehicles) in India isn’t looking too good with all the recent fire related accidents. And now, another major incident has just surfaced as an entire Okinawa Autotech dealership got burnt down, which is believed to be caused by an EV inside the store.

According to a 91Mobiles report, this incident has caused the company to issue a recall for its Praise Pro electric scooters. Apparently, the reason for the recall is under a fault check up and redressal service. The brand had issued a recall for 3,215 units of its EVs on 16th April 2022. The units were the Okinawa Praise Pro e-scooters, which are apparently facing an issue with their battery pack, which caused the fire related accident.

For those unaware, three of the company’s e-scooters caught fire back in October 2021. This ended up causing injuries to two people. On the other hand, the fire accident in the dealership was even more intense, but it remains to be seen how extensive the damage really was. But looking at videos shared on social media, we can assume that it is unlikely that anything was left uncharred on the inside.

#Okinawa dealership in TN goes up in flames due to a reported #EVfire. Instances like this threaten to create an atmosphere of rampant skepticism about the crucial safety aspects of EVs. What do you have to say? @OkinawaAutotech pic.twitter.com/cvDzlEE1LZ

— prashant singh (@lparas69) April 16, 2022

The accident might have been caused by just one faulty battery but its flames ended up engulfing the entire dealership. As of right now, it was reported that there were no casualties and the fire was put out eventually. This marks another case of EVs and a fire accident in India. There could be many reasons for this accident like the poor design or thermal management system for the battery. But we have no way of knowing for sure at the moment.

Indian company gifts Okinawa PraisePro e-scooter to its employee on Diwali

Jed John Ikoba — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 09:06:17 +0000

An Indian company is giving its employee a huge Diwali bonus of an electric scooter. The company, Alliance Group is based in Surat and it is reported that it had already gifted 35 of its employees with the Okinawa PraisePro, valued at Rs. 76,848 ($1,036). The e-scooter gift will serve multiple purposes as the company seeks to reduce consumption of gas, enhance savings and provide an improved overall carbon footprint.

Alliance Group is into the business of embroidery machines production, and the company says the increasing prices of gasoline was one of the factors that led it to offer the e-scooter gift bonus to its employees. It says the move will save the company’s staff expenditure on fuel and enable it to contribute towards environmental protection and a green outlook. Alliance Group also stated that it will continue to sustain measures aimed at maintaining environmentally safe and green operations.

It is not clear what metrics were used to choose the 35 employees that had benefited from the Alliance Group Diwali Gift bonus scheme, but the move remains impressive all the same. The percentage of the company’s workforce that has benefited from the rewards scheme is also not known, although the bulk could likely come from the lower end of the workforce.

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Okinawa dealership in flames after Praise Pro e-scooters catch fire, company issues recall

Indian company gifts Okinawa PraisePro e-scooter to its employee on Diwali