Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has pledged support from the government for the promotion of electric scooters made in Nepal.

He said this while inspecting the factory manufactured by Sipradi Yatri at Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, which manufactures the first electric scooter made in Nepal ‘Yatri Pitu’.

“Your hard work is commendable. It is a matter of happiness that Yatri Pitu electric scooter has been designed and manufactured in Nepal,” said Finance Minister Dr. Wagle said, “Be excellent in the world class competition in quality. Go ahead. The government is with you. ”

Stating that Nepal’s development of two-wheeler electric vehicle on its own was a historic step in itself, Finance Minister Wagle suggested to expand this to the world market and become competitive player.

“Apple’s design is in California, manufacturing is done in China. As much as possible, do it in Nepal. Tell me what support the government should provide, but also think about what else can be done to expand in the global market,” he said. “I respect the hard work of Nepali engineers and designers. ”

He also wished that the scooters made in Nepal can win over the brands running in the world market. Saying that the scooters made in Nepal can run even in the American hills, the Finance Minister wished that the Nepalis living abroad would like this brand and to see the Nepalis searching for it.

On the occasion, Asim Pandey, founder and CEO of Yatri Electric Bikes, informed the Minister about the design of the new scooter (Yatri Pe2), its safety check, its spare parts and its experience of the successful testing of the scooter.

Similarly, Mr. Rajan Babu Shrestha, Chief Executive Officer of Sipradi Trading Pvt. Ltd. said that they have achieved historic success by designing and manufacturing electric scooters in Nepal. He said that designing and manufacturing two-wheelers in Nepal and its special features are of high quality and unique which are not available in the world.

Shrestha said that the scooter will be launched soon after the successful test in difficult and difficult hilly and mountainous regions of Nepal. According to the company officials, this is the world’s first success in Nepal to manufacture a scooter with a DC charger for two-wheelers.

CEO Shrestha said that the government should adopt some subsidized policies on raw materials for the production of electric batteries and spare parts to encourage Nepali products to compete in the market.

The scooter, which is being prepared to be made public in a few days, has been kept secret for now. Asim Pandey, who returned to Nepal after completing his engineering from the Netherlands, opened a start-up company ‘Yatri Motorcycles’ in 2017 with the aim of making electric motorcycles.

The company has now become ‘Sipradi Yatri’ in the business partnership with Sipradi Trading Pvt. Ltd., one of Nepal’s leading car dealers. This is the first time in Nepal that the company has manufactured an electric two-wheeler ‘Yatri Pitu’ after its own design, engineering and quality check on Indian two-wheelers.