In a span of 24 hours, two electric scooter (e-scooter) models went up in flames. While such incidents of e-two-wheelers bursting into flames have been on the rise with increasing sales, it's the first one that has claimed two lives. Including recent ones, over half a dozen cases of e-two-wheelers catching fire have been reported in less than a year.

Experts are of the view that given the novelty of the technology (tech) and an under-developed testing system, the government should introduce a mandatory recall policy for electric vehicles (EVS).

"It's a new tech, therefore, the ecosystem for rigorous testing and validation of the vehicles and its parts and aggregates have yet to fully mature and develop," said Balraj Bhanot, former director, ARAI, and founder chairman of CMVR technical standing committee.

“There's a need for a mandatory recall until the tech matures. Why should customers suffer? The manufacturers should be penalized," he added.

The mishap on Friday involved a brand new Okinawa model going up in flames. The second one was a parked Ola S1 bursting into flames in Pune.