KATHMANDU: The new Kia Syros SUV has received a 5-star safety rating for both Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and Child Occupant Protection (COP) under the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP). This is the highest possible score a car can…

KATHMANDU: The global automobile market is buzzing with talk of 1500 kW DC chargers which require 1.5 MW of electricity to operate a single charging station. For now, such chargers are impractical in Nepal due to infrastructure limitations. Electric vehicles…

KATHMANDU: Customs duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in Nepal are calculated based on motor power-just like engine displacement (cc) for petrol and diesel vehicles. To keep prices low, EV importers often opt for smaller motors, typically around 99 kW, to…

KATHMANDU: The intense competition once seen among petrol cars is now seen in the EV segment. MG’s S5 Luxury long-range variant is giving stiff competition to BYD’s Atto 3 Advanced, which has dominated this segment for the past two years.…

KATHMANDU: The delivery of Deepal E-07, billed the world’s first ‘transformer SUV, has officially begun in Nepal. MAW Vriddhi Autocorp, the authorized distributor of Deepal in Nepal, handed over the Deepal E-07 to customers who had pre-booked the vehicle on…