KATHMANDU: Electric vehicles stole the show at the 2025 World Car Awards held on the sidelines of New York International Auto Show, sweeping top honors across several categories. The coveted World Car of the Year title was awarded to Kia’s…

KATHMANDU: The newly formed Nepal Automobiles Importers and Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has announced the inaugural Nepal Mobility Show 2025, to be held from August 6-10 at Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu. The announcement came during NAIMA’s official launch in Kathmandu on Wednesday.…

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Automobiles Importers and Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has been formally launched. The formal declaration of NAIMA was made during an event held in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Ritu Singh Vaidya, Managing Director of United Traders Syndicate Pvt Ltd –…

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…