Electric two wheelers in Nepal – Motorcycle & Scooter

As of recently the Government of Nepal has been urging the public to lean towards electric vehicles (EV) more than the fossil fuel vehicles. Major reason being , the hike in price of these fossil fuels and also the degradation of environment health in the major cities of the country. The government of Nepal has even imposed very low rate of tax on the Electric vehicles that the pubic will be owning and using. The government imposes a tax of 10 % on purchase of any electric vehicles, comparing this percentage to the percentage that needs to be paid for fuel vehicles which is a whooping 261% upon purchase which is nearly 3 times the cost of what the bike should be costing. The government charges 10% tax per year on the electric vehicles and only 1% on the electric vehicles for public use. Why the difference between the fuel vehicles and electric vehicles one may ask. The main reason is that Nepal as a small country can not keep importing fossil fuels at high rates, as the country is landlocked and the only way to get the fuel is through the roads of Indian Borders or Chinese Borders and as past results have shown, India even if they may say are our brother nation have caused various blockades over the years which has caused the public of Nepal face various problems, from fuel shortage to various daily necessities shortage. As to address this as well, the government of Nepal has been urging the public to use more Electric Vehicles as Nepal in itself is self sufficient on the electricity production part, with various other Hydro-power projects to be completed in coming years. That means , Nepal can have as many Electric vehicles they want and can provide with the amount of energy consumed by the electric vehicles to the public without having to face any form of shortage or blockade. This makes the lives of the general public easier as well as healthier. The environment gets saved, the tax taken is lower, and the problem of having to pay huge amounts of money to foreign countries just to get fossil fuels , which if they want can cut off will not be a problem at all. Addressing all these problems we would like to suggest a few Electric two wheelers that you as the general public might want to try out and own in the near future if possible.

The list of the Electric two wheelers motorcycles & scooters currently available in Nepal and also  a few that will be available in the year 2020 are listed below with their specifications:

XY-54: 

XY-54 was an electric bike that was shown in the NADA auto show in 2019. The two wheeler is a product from Genius Motorcyles. The company has its distributor in Nepal , the name of the distributor being Yoma Ma E Motors Pvt.Ltd. The company encourages the public to use the electric vehicles more and even provide 2 years warranty on every bike from Genius Motorcycles. The bike has a remote alarm to notify you if its being tampered with or not, it has a 6- 8 hours of charging time to be fully charged. The front and rear brakes both have a disc brake. The front suspension is a hydraulic absorber , meaning it can go in various off terrain trails as well, with good suspension. The rear suspension is a Hydraulic Shock Absorber and Spring.

The bike has two motor variants, the first one being 5000W motor while the other one being a 3000W motor. The Battery is of 72V and 40AH Lithium battery. The bike has a rather naked sport like look.

W-54: 

This bike as well is from the Genius motors. The bike has a remote alarm to notify you if its being tampered with or not, it has a 6- 8 hours of charging time to be fully charged. The front and rear brakes both have a disc brake. The front suspension is a hydraulic absorber , meaning it can go in various off terrain trails as well, with good suspension. The rear suspension is a Hydraulic Shock Absorber and Spring.

The bike has two motor variants, the first one being 5000W motor while the other one being a 3000W motor. The Battery is of 72V and 40AH Lithium battery. The bike has a sporty look.

X-54: 

This bike as well is from the Genius motors. The bike has a remote alarm to notify you if its being tampered with or not, it has a 6- 8 hours of charging time to be fully charged. The front and rear brakes both have a disc brake. The front suspension is a hydraulic absorber , meaning it can go in various off terrain trails as well, with good suspension. The rear suspension is a Hydraulic Shock Absorber and Spring.

The bike has two motor variants, the first one being 5000W motor while the other one being a 3000W motor. The Battery is of 72V and 40AH Lithium battery. The bike has a sporty look.

XN-1232:

This scooter is also from the Genius motors. The scooter has a remote alarm to notify you if its being tampered with or not, it has a 6- 8 hours of charging time to be fully charged. The front and rear brakes both have a disc brake. The front suspension is a hydraulic absorber , meaning it can go in various off terrain trails as well, with good suspension. The rear suspension is a Hydraulic Shock Absorber and Spring.

The scooter has only one variant with a 1200W motor, 60V 32 AH lithium battery, A controller which is 12GSIN wave controller. 

LT-1532:

This scooter is also from the Genius motors. The scooter has a remote alarm to notify you if its being tampered with or not, it has a 6- 8 hours of charging time to be fully charged. The front and rear brakes both have a disc brake. The front suspension is a hydraulic absorber , meaning it can go in various off terrain trails as well, with good suspension. The rear suspension is a Hydraulic Shock Absorber and Spring.

The scooter has only one variant with a 1500W motor, 72V 32 AH lithium battery, A controller which is 12GSIN wave controller. 

NIU N-series: 

The scooter has a 60V 29 AH battery, the battery type being a Panasonic / NCR18650PF battery, the scooter has dual disc brakes, ,meaning there are disc brakes on both the tyres.

Vmoto Emax V100L: 

The scooter has a 72V 40AH lithium battery, with the charge time of 4-5 hours to be fully charged, the max speed being 80kmph, the weight being 134 KGs. 

Yatri – Project Zero:

This is an upcoming bike from Yatri motors and will be available for test ride this 2020. The pricing is expected to be between 3 lakhs to 3.75 lakhs. This number can be completely wrong as the creators may price it lower or higher than the price that is estimated. Read more about this first ever electric motorbike made in Nepal Yatri – Project Zero.