1 step forward, 2 steps back in Nepal
Flip-flopping tax rates on battery powered vehicles undermine Nepal’s climate targets and public health
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Nepal’s journey to electric public transport
Nothing could be more symbolic of Nepal’s goal of being net-zero in energy by 2045 than the sight on new year’s day...
Women in the driving seat
Driving three-wheelers allows women to stand on their own two feet
Nepal backs EVs to boost hydro-electricity uptake
Nepalis with battery-operated vehicles can now install a separate household meter to charge their vehicles as part of a drive by the...
Breathing can kill you
It is that time of the year again when smog makes Kathmandu’s air hazardous to health. Hospitals are swamped not with Covid, but COPD...
Judging a car by its looks
Many alert readers will have noticed that cars — like dogs — resemble their owners. In fact, there is a striking facial...
Electric bicycles in Nepal terrain
Even as importers try to meet increased demand for electric cars following the reinstated tax rebates on battery-operated vehicles, electric two-wheelers remain relatively on the sidelines.Now,...
Fully charged, and ready to go
A combination of tax rebates, the Dasain-Tihar season, and a public fed up with being cooped for nearly two years due to...
E-vehicles prepare for post-lockdown boom
Electric car importers are preparing to meet a post-pandemic demand for electric vehicles after the Nepal government in its new budget scrapped...
Dirty politics = Dirty air
That Nepal’s political leadership does not care about the health of its people is abundantly clear from its handling of the Covid-19...
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