The highest import volume has been for electric cars, jeeps, and vans with capacities of 51 to 100 kilowatts.
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The import of electric vehicles from the Birgunj border, the main entry point for vehicle imports, has increased significantly in the current fiscal year 2082/83. The Birgunj Customs Office has stated that the import of medium-capacity electric cars and two-wheelers has increased by one and a half times compared to the previous year.
According to the office's data, the import and revenue collection of most EVs has increased in the same period of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the fiscal year 2081/82. Overall, the import of electric vehicles has increased by one and a half times, while the revenue collection from the import of these vehicles has increased by about two and a half times.
According to the data, the import of electric cars, jeeps and vans with a capacity of 51 to 100 kilowatts has increased the most. Last year, only 6 were imported during the same period, while 657 have been imported this year.
Similarly, the import of electric motorcycles and scooters has also almost doubled. Last year, 4,834 electric motorcycles and scooters were imported, which has increased to 8,867 in the current fiscal year. Imports of three-wheelers have also increased. Last year, 1,133 were imported, but this year, 1,654 were imported.
There has also been a significant increase in imports of unassembled electric three-wheelers. Last year, 640 were imported, but this year, 2,040 were imported. However, imports of electric cars, jeeps and vans up to 50 kW have decreased. Last year, 141 were imported, but this year, only 18 were imported. Similarly, imports of high-power electric vehicles with a capacity of 300 kW have decreased from 15 to 2 since 2010.
According to customs data, a total of 15,271 electric vehicles have been imported from the Birgunj border till April of the current fiscal year. This has collected a revenue of Rs 2.2 billion 1.5 billion. Last year, during the same period, 9,042 EVs were imported, generating a revenue of Rs 814.7 million.
Hari Gautam, President of the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that consumer attraction towards electric vehicles is increasing in Nepal due to rising prices of petroleum products and expansion of charging infrastructure.
