Nepal fell in love with EVs. It forgot to regulate them

Countries certify a battery before it’s sold. Nepal certifies almost nothing. That gap needs fixing.

Early Friday morning, in Bharatpur, a 55-year-old former school director lost his life inside a burning electric car while driving home. By the time firefighters reached him, there was nothing left to save. What remained was a wrecked car, a grieving family, and a country suddenly unsure whether the electric vehicles now filling its roads and showrooms are safe to drive.