Zotye electric taxi spontaneously explodes in Hangzhou

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai April 13) - A Zotye made electric taxi spontaneously exploded in Hangzhou yesterday afternoon, cenn.cn reported. The taxi was part of Hangzhou's first fleet of 30 pure electric taxis.

In an interview a spokeswoman for Zotye said that they were investigating the problem. However, she assured consumer that the accident would have no impact on Hangzhou sales. The spokeswoman added that the Zhejiang-based manufacturer's EV technology department did not discover any problems.

The accident marks the first time in China that an electric car has caught on fire by itself. Sources in the taxi company in question said that they would immediately halt usage of the other 29 electric taxis until Zotye can confirm the cause of the accident.