This is yet another avenue for Government to support electric vehicle uptake in Bhutan. As diesel prices continue to rise with a concurrent rise in the price of essential goods, shifting to electric cargo transport could reduce overall inflation for essential goods which impacts the poorest the hardest.
Battery quality has also improved over the years with the latest state of the art technology and materials being used. This however still adds to the cost of the EVs and keeps EV prices high in Bhutan even with the tax free incentives for all and additional subsidy for the EV taxi owners.
Local car dealers in Bhutan are by themselves small fry for the manufacturers and have little leverage with the multinational manufacturers. The EVs project success with taxi owners have encouraged truck owners and drivers to consider switching to electric and the Government’s next focus could be on electric trucks to replace diesel trucks.
Additionally, government support with encouraging EV manufacturers to sell the cheaper EV models to Bhutan would be a much welcome intervention. Local car dealers in Bhutan are by themselves small fry for the manufacturers and have little leverage with the multinational manufacturers.
Already with the government EV project’s much appreciated efforts with installation of both DC fast chargers and AC Chargers, EV driving within western Bhutan is easily possible today. By the end of the year the project will have installed the DC and AC chargers in all the 20 dzongkhags as reported by Kuensel.
Without having to invest in car factories, this is one area where Bhutan can take leadership in the EV manufacturing ecosystem. On the EV ownership experience, most EV owners are deeply satisfied with their cars. Some have owned their Leafs for the last 9 years and have barely had to visit the workshop for service.
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