no-horn policy<\/a>\u2019 in Kathmandu, among others, Nepal is on pace for eco-friendly policies.<\/p>\nAs a step ahead in the process, Nepal is also gearing up for early adoption of Electric Vehicles (EV) or green vehicles, which is in fact the high-priority task for most of the global nations.<\/p>\n
Nepal\u2019s former Finance Secretary Rameshore Khanal has some important information for us on Nepal\u2019s willingness towards adoption of EVs.<\/p>\n
\u201cEVs will provide a measure of energy security for Nepal. As of now, the price of oil affects us in many ways, but when we switch to electric, the situation will be different,\u201d says Khanal.<\/p>\n
Khanal opines that the transition in Nepal for adoption of EVs will be quicker than in India.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen there is disincentive to buy petrol-fueled cars, people will readily buy EVs. Whereas, in Nepal, there has been a voluntary adoption of EVs even when enough incentives are not in place,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
According to Khanal, Nepal has more charging stations per capita than India and has around 35 charging stations across the country.<\/p>\n
Government Policies Can Take Ahead<\/h4>\n
According to Khanal, lack of standards and inadequate number of charging stations are two prime factors limiting EV adoption in Nepal.<\/p>\n
The lack of proper governmental policies with regard to charging standard also remains another prime reason. \u201cThe government has not yet chosen the charging standard for electric cars. Government needs to choose one standard. This will encourage them to switch to EVs,\u201d Khanal adds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the right policies in place, we can achieve complete transition in 10 years. The transition for public vehicles will take longer but for private vehicles, we can do it in 10 years,\u201d says Khanal.<\/p>\n
Khanal further opined that there would be a day when petrol stations across the country will see a fall in business.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, my suggestion is that the government should make it mandatory for all petrol pumps in Nepal to set up a charging station for EVs. This will be a good investment as eventually, EVs will become the norm in Nepal,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
On a closing note, Khanal opines that the government should disincentivize the use of fossil fuel cars and should declare rural areas recently connected with the national road network and other areas like Singh Durbar, the administrative hub of the country, as \u2018EV only zones\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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