Sundar Yatayat is ready to operate Nepal’s first inter-city electric bus, between Kathmandu and Pokhara. The private company recently unveiled the Eurabus electric bus on its social media channels.

The 42-seater luxury electric bus, manufactured by Chinese manufacturers BAK and Eura Y, meets the demand of Nepali roads and is well-suited to ply between the two cities. The 12m electric bus has a range of 265km on a single charge and it is powered by a 225 kWh battery.

Sundar Yatayat is Nepal’s first electric public bus service provider. The company currently operates electric buses inside Kathmandu valley and Rupandehi district.  The company plans to start its electric bus service in other cities too in the near future. Sundar Yatayat is also looking to establish an assembling plant for electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers in the Rupandehi district.

In the past few years, both the federal and provincial state governments have encouraged the adoption of electric public transport system vehicles to reduce the carbon footprint and petroleum import bills. Sajha Yatayat, a cooperative-based public transport entity, is also bringing 40 electric buses from China’s CHTC to operate in the Kathmandu valley.