The front suspension of the Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter is in news again. A rider was injured when the suspension broke after an accident.
Yet another negative tweet about the Ola S1 Pro has gone viral. It includes a video of an Ola electric scooter with a broken front suspension. There is also a video of the injuries suffered by the rider. The tweet mentioned that a Gwalior resident was going to the market from his Ola S1 when it hit a pothole the suspension broke. Now, Ola Electric has stated that this video shows the aftermath of an accident with another bike. Let’s take a closer look!
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Ola Claims Damage Due to Accident with Bike
As you can see in the above video by YouTuber Abhishek Soni, the front suspension of the Ola S1 Pro is completely broken. It mentions that the damage occurred after riding over a pothole. However, Ola Electric claims that this scooter was actually hit by a bike from the front. This accident resulted in the breaking front suspension of the scooter. Whatever may be the cause, the person riding the scooter clearly suffered minor injuries to the knee.
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This s not the first time an Ola Electric scooter’s suspension has given up mid-ride. We had earlier reported an incident where a woman was severely injured when the front suspension on her scooter broke. More than a handful of Ola users have shared similar incidents with their scooters. There is a growing concern about safety among Ola scooter users. One user even mentioned that he is “getting scared and not riding my Ola S1 Pro coz we never know what will happen.”
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Not the First Such Incident
A growing number of such incidents is not good for consumer trust. Several users have requested the company recall the scooters and replace the front swing arm. While others are asking Ola to replace the front suspension. There is even a petition on Change.org to resolve the issue by either improving the quality or changing the front suspension design. So far, Ola Electric has not made any announcement about any recall. It is to be noted that both Ola S1 and S1 Pro feature single-fork suspension at the front. On the other hand, the Ola S1 Air gets a regular telescopic front suspension setup.
