The claim
Apparently there was a brutal accident at an EV charging station when an electric vehicle exploded!
Our conclusion
The car is a “Nexia 3” that was fueled with CNG (compressed natural gas, used as an alternative fuel for natural gas vehicles). The incident occurred on February 25, 2023 in Uzbekistan.
on social networks, especially on platforms such as Telegram and Twitter , which supposedly shows the dramatic explosion of an electric vehicle.
Considering the fact that the said video clearly shows a man losing his life, we have decided to only publish a screenshot of the video on our website instead of the entire video.

Fact check: Exploding electric car
Using a reverse image search, we came across various articles dealing with the explosion in question. Contrary to many claims, the accident did not occur in India, but actually in Uzbekistan.
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We found an additional report issued news agency Daryo The article reports an explosion of a gas tank in a Nexia-3 vehicle that occurred on February 25, 2023 at a CNG filling station on Bedil Street in Samarkand. It is further mentioned that the gas tank exploded during the refueling process, which tragically led to the death of a gas station employee.
abbreviation for “ Compressed Natural Gas ” . It is compressed natural gas used as an alternative fuel for natural gas vehicles.
There is also a statement from the Uzbek government authority regarding this incident
The article also included a Facebook post shared the official account of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Samarkand Region It said that the vehicle's gas tank burst while it was being refueled with compressed gas (methane) at Kamalak LLC on Mirzo Bedil Street in Samarkand. In the Facebook status post mentioned, you can also see the gas tank and a photo of the car that you saw in the video.
Accordingly it says here:
In the city of Samarkand, the gas tank installed in the car “Nexia 3” burst.
Today, February 25, at 11:30 a.m., when compressed gas (methane) was filled into a gas tank of the car Nexia 3, manufactured in 2019 at Kamalak LLC, M. Bedil Street, Samarkand, the gas tank exploded.
As a result of the accident, citizen MZ, born in 1980, who worked in Shahabok, died on the spot.
Otherwise no one was injured. There was no fire at the scene of the accident. The cause of the accident is currently being investigated.
The emergency services from FVB, IIB, SSB, public prosecutor's office and other responsible authorities were on site and are working to eliminate the consequences of the situation.
We ask all train drivers to strictly comply with the technical regulations for the use of the gas tank in their vehicles.
Conclusion: In the video you don't see an electric car that exploded while charging at a gas station. It is a “Nexia 3” that was fueled with CNG. CNG is the abbreviation for Compressed Natural Gas. It is compressed natural gas used as an alternative fuel for natural gas vehicles. The incident occurred on February 25, 2023 in Uzbekistan.
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