Three sparks and a fire: the decisions derailing the reputation of Ola Electric and Bhavish Aggarwal

(From left) Ola S1 pro electric scooter on fire in Lohegaon area of Pune; the new Ola electric scooters displayed at the Ola headquarters in Bengaluru on August 15, 2021.

Synopsis

Questions are swirling around India’s most ambitious EV programme. Here’s how three sparks — decisions and incidents from Ola Electric’s past — may have combined to create the heat the company and its founder are facing from irate consumers and a worried government.

Vythiri Village Resort in Wayanad, Kerala is surrounded by a canopy of greenery. Its environmental credentials made it an ideal venue for the senior product management of Ola group, including its big green-mobility bet Ola Electric, to troop in for their two-day offsite — dubbed Ola Swarg — on Friday, March 25. Founder Bhavish Aggarwal was supposed to join in at some point during the weekend to reward employees, who had battled bruising

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