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EVs boom fails to curb Nepal’s import of petrol and diesel

Nepal’s roads may be filling up with electric vehicles (EVs), but the country’s fuel consumption habits remain stubbornly old-school. Despite a surge in EV imports and government incentives to go electric, petroleum imports — including petrol, diesel, and cooking gas — are not slowing down.
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By Republica

KATHMANDU, March 22: Nepal’s roads may be filling up with electric vehicles (EVs), but the country’s fuel consumption habits remain stubbornly old-school. Despite a surge in EV imports and government incentives to go electric, petroleum imports — including petrol, diesel, and cooking gas — are not slowing down.

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