China plugs into Nepal's EV boom and is charging ahead
Brabim Karki is a businessman based in Nepal. He writes for The Independent, The Globe and Mail, the South China Morning Post and The Straits Times, among others.
Just a few years ago, very few people drove electric vehicles in Nepal. Today, however, the majority of vehicles in Nepal are electric, putting the country at the vanguard of the shift to battery-powered mobility. India's long-standing dominance of Nepal's auto market has evaporated as Chinese carmakers have overtaken Indian brands to become the largest sellers of cars in Nepal.
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