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<ul><li>The <keyword id="11908705" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ola-S1-Pro" source="Orion">Ola S1 Pro</keyword> has been in the news for several wrong reasons – the most prominent being fires. </li><li><keyword id="6354720" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ola" source="Orion">Ola</keyword>’s first electric scooter has also been in the news for reports of a few incidents of scooter malfunctioning, leading to either scooter damage or accidents. </li><li>The latest incident is from Guwahati, where an Ola S1 Pro rider endured fractures and over a dozen stitches. </li></ul>Ola S1 Pro, the first electric scooter from Ola, has been under fire – quite literally – for several <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-scooters-are-catching-fire-in-india-should-users-be-worried/articleshow/90496840.cms">fires and other incidents</a> involving the scooter. Now, the company has come back with an investigation report into the <keyword id="13676526" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola-s1-pro-guwahati" source="Orion">Ola S1 Pro Guwahati</keyword> incident. According to the findings of Ola’s investigation, the victim was apparently ‘overspeeding’ and ‘braked in panic’, leading to the accident. The company revealed its findings in a statement on Twitter, highlighting that the victim had been overspeeding for nearly 30 minutes, touching a top speed of 115 kilometres per hour (kmph). It is worth pointing out that this is the top rated speed of the Ola S1 Pro. <div type="twitter" handle="OlaElectric" handlename="Ola Electric" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1133306333728391168/_EUsXP_o_normal.png" favoritecount="1310" retweetcount="173" status="Our statement on the Guwahati scooter accident https://t.co/LbwDLXNh3P" createdat="1650606099000" id="1517378075972890624"></div> According to Ola, the rider in this case had three different overspeeding sessions – during the first two, he travelled 11 kilometres. The accident occurred during the third session – the victim was apparently riding with the Hyper mode enabled, reaching a top speed of 95 kmph. During the third session, the rider, as per Ola, panicked, hitting all the three brakes – front, rear, and the regenerative one wherein the throttle is reversed. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="90981138" title="Niti Aayog’s draft battery swapping policy for EVs explained – key recommendations and what it means" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Here’s where Ola and the victim’s father differ – according to the company, the Ola S1 Pro did not malfunction, as there was no sudden torque or acceleration observed during the investigation. But the victim’s father, Balwant Singh, has alleged that there was a fault in regenerative braking, wherein instead of slowing down, the Ola S1 Pro accelerated to the extent that it caused an accident. <div type="twitter" handle="BALWANT1962" handlename="BALWANT SINGH" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1515254381746475011/Yk3FGbmc_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1235" retweetcount="781" status="@bhash @OlaElectric I had purchased new Ola S1 Pro. On 26th March 2022 my son had an accident due to fault in regen… https://t.co/IY0eDbd4Ym" createdat="1650019142000" id="1514916199674822670"></div> Singh also states that the S1 Pro went ‘airborne’, eventually crashing and skidding. His son ended up with a fracture in his left hand and 16 stitches on the right hand, after being flown from Guwahati to Mumbai for the treatment. Business Insider has reached out to Balwant Singh seeking more details and clarity into the matter. We have not yet received any response. We will update this story if and when Singh responds. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/here-are-the-auto-companies-that-have-exited-the-indian-market-in-the-last-five-years/slidelist/90999115.cms">From Datsun, Harley to Ford, these eight major auto companies exited India in the last five years</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/government-to-take-action-against-defaulting-ev-firms-in-e-scooter-fire-accidents-says-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/90984438.cms">Government to take action against defaulting EV firms in e-scooter fire accidents, says Nitin Gadkari</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/a-container-truck-carrying-40-electric-scooters-reportedly-caught-on-fire/articleshow/90780012.cms">In another setback for electric vehicles, a container truck carrying 40 scooters catches fire</a>

Ola S1 Pro Guwahati accident: Ola alleges the victim was overspeeding and braked in panic, leading to the accident

In yet another tragic incident involving <keyword id="4393078" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ola-electric" source="Orion">Ola Electric</keyword> Scooter, a user has claimed that his <keyword id="11908705" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ola-s1-pro" source="Orion">Ola S1 Pro</keyword>'s front suspension broke down while riding. On the microblogging site Twitter, Sreenadh Menon requested the company for a replacement of the vehicle. "The front fork is breaking even in small speed driving and it is a serious and dangerous thing we are facing now, we would like to request that we need a replacement or design change on that part and save our life from a road accident due to poor material used," Menon wrote. Many other users too joined him with countless stories of quality issues, breakdowns and poor after-sales experiences on the same thread. "This is a misery that happened to me. The front fork collapsed while hitting a wall at a speed of 25kmph in eco mode along an uphill side," another user wrote. "Similar issue happened to some other customers on the plain road also. Take this as a serious and most urgent problem and resolve it soon," he added. <keyword id="6354720" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ola" source="Orion">Ola</keyword> Electric was yet to address the new incident. Meanwhile, recently, a 65-year-old man in Jodhpur suffered serious injuries after the Ola e-scooter unexpectedly went into a reverse mode at full speed. Pallav Maheshwari, who is the son of the victim and returned to India last year and was 'ecstatic' about the country's EV revolution, posted on LinkedIn that his father suffered serious injuries in the incident. Several Ola Electric customers have complained about the reverse mode accelerator glitch in the past. Balwant Singh from Guwahati tweeted last month that his son met with an accident "due to fault in regenerative braking were on a speed breaker instead of slowing, the scooter accelerated, sending so much torque that he had an accident". Ola Electric had said it did a thorough investigation of the accident and the "data clearly shows that the rider was over-speeding throughout the night and that he braked in a panic, thereby losing control of the vehicle. There was nothing wrong with the vehicle". SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ambassador-maker-hindustan-motors-looking-to-make-a-comeback-with-electric-vehicles/articleshow/91789649.cms">Ambassador era relic Hindustan Motors looking to make a comeback with electric vehicles</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ather-450x-tvs-iqube-st-ola-s1-pro-and-other-electric-scooters-to-buy-in-india-in-2022/slidelist/91741854.cms">Ather 450X, TVS iQube ST, Ola S1 Pro and other electric scooters to buy in India in 2022</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/government-admits-it-made-a-mistake-asks-ev-industry-to-ensure-product-quality-of-vehicles/articleshow/91682746.cms">Government admits it made a mistake by not taking steps to ensure the safety and quality of electric vehicles which resulted in several fire incidents in India</a>

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