Hyderabad, June 15 -- A new VinFast Electric Vehicle (EV), worth Rs 25 lakh, allegedly broke down moments after its purchase in Raidurg, Hyderabad, a customer has claimed.

The customer purchased the VinFast VF7 Wind model from Naresh Automobiles on June 2. After driving the vehicle home, the owner returned to the showroom the following day, June 3, to utilise the dealership's charging station.

However, the brand-new electric car managed to travel just 1 kilometer after leaving the charger before coming to a complete halt directly in front of the dealership premises. In total, the vehicle had logged a mere 5 kilometer on the odometer before a total breakdown, the customer alleged.

Frustrated, the buyer returned to the showroom to demand...