Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle visited the Budhanilkantha factory of Sipradi Yatri to observe the production of Nepal’s first self-designed electric scooter, Yatri P2, and promised government support for its promotion.
Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has said that government will support to promote the electric scooter made in Nepal. He made this statement while visiting the factory of Sipradi Yatri in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, to see how Nepal’s first electric scooter, Yatri P2, is being manufactured.
During his visit, Dr. Wagle praised the hard work of team. He said that designing and manufacturing the Yatri P2 electric scooter in Nepal is a very happy news. He encouraged the team to compete globally in terms of quality and promised that the government is always ready to back them.
A Historic Step for Nepal’s Auto Industry
The Finance Minister called it a historic step for Nepal to design and manufacture its own two-wheeler electric vehicles. He compared the business model to Apple, where design is done in California but manufacturing happens in China. He suggested the team to do as much work as possible inside Nepal and think about ways to enter the global market. He also asked them to let government know what kind of help they need.
Dr. Wagle expressed his hope that this Nepal-made scooter will successfully compete with big global brands. He wished to see these scooters running on difficult roads like the mountains of America, and hoped that Nepalis living abroad would love this brand and search for it.
Features and Collaborative Effort of Yatri P2
During the visit, Asim Pandey, the founder and CEO of Yatri Electric Bikes, shared information about design, safety testing, and the parts used in the scooter. He also talked about their successful test rides.
Rajan Babu Shrestha, the Chief Executive Officer of Sipradi Trading, said they achieved historic success by designing and manufacturing the scooter in Nepal. He claimed that having high-level, unique features in a Nepal-made two-wheeler is a major success. The company claims that building an electric scooter with a DC charger is a first-of-its-kind achievement globally.
The scooter has been tested successfully in difficult and complex hilly and mountainous roads of Nepal. Shrestha mentioned that they are preparing to launching the scooter for the general public very soon. Currently, the scooter is kept secret and will be officially launched in a few days.
Sipradi Yatri is a partnership between startup Yatri Motorcycles and Sipradi Trading. Asim Pandey, who completed his engineering from Netherlands, started Yatri Motorcycles in 2017. This company has designed, engineered, and tested the quality of Yatri P2 through India’s two-wheeler quality testing authority. CEO Shrestha also requested the government to provide some concessions on raw materials for battery and scooter parts to help them compete in the market.
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