Yatri started its journey to prove world-class electric vehicles can be designed from the ground up in Nepal. Performance focused Project Zero was the first iteration and a proof-of-concept was unveiled in 2019 showcasing Yatri’s in-house development and cutting-edge research into battery systems and vehicle software. In 2021, Nepal saw it’s first all-electric dual sport motorcycle in the form of Project One promising the thrill of an off-roader and convenience of an urban commuter that showcased market leading specs.

During the P-0 and P-1 program, Yatri was not only focused in developing these platforms but was building a team that can also deliver the necessary support elements in building a commercial product. Yatri’s state-of-the-art in-house automotive test facilities include Fatigue Test Rig, Assembly Bump-Roller Test Rig, Battery Shock Test Rig, Vibration Test Rig and Thermal Test Rig. Through these facilities, we incorporate International Manufacturer’s Standards into our product requirements, conduct FEA tests during digital prototyping and verify the FEA results on the physical prototype on these test cells. This approach allows us to cut the development time with fewer iterations and helps make an accurate correlation between the CAD and physical products. This ultimately means we are creating a safe product that confirms to the highest safety requirements stipulated by international directives.

The necessary support element also means the charging stations. Yatri has been working in developing a rapidly scalable charging infrastructure for the P-1 platform. This smart rapid charger is another product that is borne from Yatri’s drive for excellence. It provides a seamless user experience making the charging effortless. When you plug your P-1, the charger automatically authenticates the user, and starts charging the bike. At the end of the session, it calculates the cost and automatically deducts the cost from your Yatri Account with you having to do nothing. The goal is to install these smart rapid chargers across the nation from East to West including all the important highway network and cities by 2022.

Yatri wants to disrupt not only the automotive industry in Nepal but also the retail industry and how brands and dealerships communicates with its users and potential customers. Our Experience Center will be the single point for everything Yatri. You get to experience the brand up close from the development aspects of the vehicle to experiencing the actual products itself. We want to create this space not as a place of commerce but as an inclusive space for our community members, supporters to come together and hang out.

Yatri is building Nepal’s first state-of-the-art Automotive Research and Development Center, the HQ. It will house not only the New Product Development (NPD) lab, test facilities and machine shop, but also the manufacturing facility under one roof. This allows the development engineers to communicate constantly with the production crew to not only keep improving the design for manufacturability but cuts time-to-market immensely. Besides the HQ, the place will also house our core resident engineers inside our campus. This beautiful and inspiring place will be in operation from the end of 2021.

Building on the foundation of P-0 and P-1, first truly people’s platform, an EV for everyone will be developed by Yatri by 2023. This will be Nepal’s first smart electric scooter and later, street motorcycles and will mark the inception of the most affordable electric two wheelers yet. Yatri’s vision from the first day has been to reinvent urban mobility, and this will symbolize an important step in bringing a large impact in the urban mobility landscape.

With a rapidly scalable and affordable urban commuters, Yatri will begin the global homologation of its vehicles to take Nepal to the world.

Yatri will rapidly develop a team to begin the development of a modular four-wheel platform. Years of in-house battery systems, vehicle software and product design experience will help the team to efficiently roll out a MVP which then will be later developed into multiple platforms.

End of the decade will mark the launch of Yatri eVan & eBus. The final step of our goal is to solve the root problem of modern urban mobility. An exceptional public transportation system, economical last mile delivery and clean individual mode of transport will form a sustainable eco-system that is seamless and uncompromising!