ELECTRIC VEHICLES DOWN WITH A THUD AMIDST FIRES AND UNSAFE BATTERIES

• New technology and startups always have hitches with electric vehicles also not being spared.
• Random fires in China this year related to electric cars has raised fresh public outcry about the safety of such vehicles.

On August 11, a vehicle from Chinese electric car from startup Xpeng Motors caught fire in Guangzhou. This made Xpeng claim that the blaze was caused by damage to the vehicle battery pack after....