On April Fools' Day, Ola, Flipkart Pull Off Novel Pranks

Volkswagen fooled the world with a press release announcing that its US operations would be changing its name to 'Voltswagen'.

On April Fools' Day and social media was flooded with memes, pranks and hoaxes. Joining in the fun were several startups and companies that come up with innovative ways to tickle everyone's funnybones. Excited to unveil the world's first and only fully autonomous electric flying car. The Ola AirPro. Ab har family bharegi udaan. Test flights now at https://t.co/UbwKCwikg1#OlaAirPro#TheFutureIsHere@Olacabs@OlaElectricpic.twitter.com/dy31ZS8FQ8 Fantastic is the right word for this. Unless of course it's a April Fool day prank. Superb, can I open the windows while up there? I'd love some fresh air. Oh, and prime play too - bina music ke mazaa nahi aayega. Is this for realSuper excited What is the cost of this beast? What is the logic of Har Family Bharegi Udaan. Can a common man afford this? But its a good concept for Ambulances and law enforcing agencies The future is here. We now accept Bitcoin as a convenient mode of payment. Update your app now. pic.twitter.com/l3MlY2qwRd Obviously an April Fool's tweet.However, what's not obvious is that Flipkart just made millions more Indians aware and curious about #BitcoinThanks for helping grow the crypto ecosystem in India @Flipkart#IndiaWantsCryptohttps://t.co/pYj3waZB91 This post will soon lose it's relevance to the Fools Day (hopefully).Cypto is the currency for the future!#AprilFoolsDay#cryptocurrencyhttps://t.co/iFe5qLkX6v Today's joke is tomorrow's future. https://t.co/LV05o0ZBEv We know, 66 is an unusual age to change your name, but we've always been young at heart. Introducing Voltswagen. Similar to Volkswagen, but with a renewed focus on electric driving. Starting with our all-new, all-electric SUV the ID.4 - available today. #Voltswagen#ID4pic.twitter.com/pKQKlZDCQ7 @VW This is a bad idea. Why not just make a sub-brand called Voltswagen for low-end EVs and keep the Volkswagen name and brand. Kinda like the Jetta brand in the Chinese market. Don't lose your identity over electrification! For instance, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced through a video message that the company was offering a new product to its users -- an electric flying car. This flying car, called Ola Air Pro, has a dedicated website that was also accepting bookings. While it was clear to many that this was an April Fools' Day hoax, some users were in two minds. Pritish Nandy, journalist and filmmaker, said, "Fantastic is the right word for this. Unless of course, it's an April Fool day prank."