Promoting adoption of electric motorcycles in Nepal: Challenges and Opportunities
Postdoctoral researchers Nilkanth Kumar and Suchita Srinivasan at the Chair of Energy and Public Economics (D-MTEC) at ETH Zurich share some experiences and findings of their ongoing research "Nudging the Adoption of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles" in Nepal together with Prof. Massimo Filippini.
In Nepal motorcycles are the most sought after mode of private mobility in Nepal. During their field trip to Kathmandu, Nepal, Nilkanth and Suchita had the chance to talk to some of the sales personnel and potential buyers at a few motorcycle dealerships. In those discussions the researchers find that although electric motorcycles appear to be a viable and promising solution, several technological, market and behavioural factors hinder their higher adoption.
Find out more about the potentials and challenges of electric motorcycles and its path towards achieving sustainable and adequate transport in Nepal in their blog post.
You can also check out their on-going research: Nudging the Adoption of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles: Evidence from a Stated Choice Experiment in Nepal.