Kathmandu, Dec. 22 -- Ashim Pandey, 30, used to be fascinated with motorcycles while growing up in Kathmandu. He wondered why Nepal could not make its own two-wheelers. Then, after working on his master's degree from Netherland's Delft University of Technology and working at the automobile company Donkervoort, he did not just narrow his vision to designing an electric motorcycle, but also assembling it in Nepal.
He returned to Nepal in 2017, and set up Yatri Motorcyles and 'Project Zero' - for zero carbon emitted by a battery-powered bike. The prototype bike was launched last week by its seven-member team in Kathmandu.
"In Holland, I learnt how to manufacture cars," recalls Pandey. "Here we design the parts, and order them from our manuf...