3 posts tagged "Transport".
Nepal's FY 2083/84 budget replaced motor-power EV duty with a flat 20% customs plus a 2.5%-to-130% value-based fee. Cheap EVs barely move; premium ones jump.
A Wagon R looks like Rs 33 lakh, a Pulsar like Rs 3 lakh. Run the full math — fuel, tax, insurance, depreciation — and the Kathmandu answer changes.
Nepal's taxes make a Tata Tiago EV cheaper than a Suzuki Wagon R on day one, and save ~Rs 96,000/year in fuel. The full math, with the hidden costs.