Yatri Motorcycles Finally Unveiled Nepal's 1st Electric Bike, "P-0"

Yatri Motorcycles is a startup that was launched by a small team of six young Nepali engineers/entrepreneurs in Kathmandu in 2017.

The company mainly focuses on electric vehicles, software development, research development, battery systems, and more. They have been working for a long time now, since Dec 2017, designing and producing a fully electric motorcycle model named Project Zero or P-0.

Yatri Project Zero (P-0) Overview

Yatri Motorcycles launched its first-ever fully electric motorcycle model, “P-0,” on 19 December 2019 at an event. P-0 is all about urban mobility, and Yatri has designed this electric motorcycle, taking eco-friendly aspects into consideration.

Specs Highlights of Yatri Bike ‘P-0’

Designed in Nepal and will be produced in Nepal.
100% Carbon fiber body
Produces 30KW/40hp of power.
Takes 2hrs to charge 0-80% with its on-board charger connected to a standard wall outlet.
0-60Kmph speed in sub-four seconds.
230km of distance coverage on a single charge.
Features its own eco-system app: “Yatri Hub”
The 7-inch full HD display is used for interface, showing details about speed, battery and street maps.

Design

The design of P-0 feels really futuristic as if it is designed by Tesla, not Yatri. The sharp beautiful edges and the aggressive look made us think as if it was Tesla Cybertruck’s baby at first glance. The overall design of the P-0 is Café racer motorcycle based. The headlight is round and has dual-shock at the front and a mono-shock at the back for suspension support. The handle is very much like normal Café racer bikes and the side looking mirror glass is kept only on the right side.

Hydraulic Brake is also placed on the right side only and is absent on the left side. Disc-brakes are fitted at both front and back tires. The sock pocket, the chain, and the stand feel as if it’s from a regular bike running on gas. Red light at the end of each handlebar and at the tail feels very futuristic and gives the whole bike an aggressive look.

Overall the design of Yatri P-0 feels very futuristic and the finishing is really good. The material used to build the body and parts of P-0 hasn’t been revealed on the official website yet. However, as per Reddit comment, Ashim Pandey, founder of the company, confirmed P-0 has 100% of its bodywork done with carbon fiber. It feels as if this electric motorcycle had come out straight from a sci-fi movie.

Performance & Power

Yatri P-0 is fully electric and runs on battery. The capacity of the battery is 6KWh and comes with 8 years of warranty. The company claims that this battery can power 30KW motor easily which is sported in the bike and can cover 230km of distance in a single charge. If the juice of battery suddenly drains out during a long ride then you can connect Yatri’s on-board charger to a standard wall outlet and charge the bike easily. As per Yatri, it would take 2hrs of time to 0-80% charge this motorcycle via standard wall outlet.

User Interface

For interface, Yatri has fitted a 7-inch Full-HD display or a tablet so to call in between the handles where normal meter bars or speedometers are fitted on regular bikes. In addition to vital telemetry data and navigation, the display equips you with powerful insights like operating temperature, fuel cost savings and carbon offset contribution. Overall, the display feels very bright and does a good job even during bright sunny days. This implementation of the Full-HD display does a better job than normal meter indicators or TFT displays do. We can also see street maps and other information on this display.

Yatri has also integrated its own eco-system software; “Yatri Hub” which is designed to support and empower riders with real-time data to make sure riders are always connected to what matters to them most.

Yatri Project Zero Price in Nepal

The price of Yatri Project Zero in Nepal is NPR 19,49,000. Unlike Project Zero, this bike has been up for reservation since the day it was announced. There is no official figure regarding the number of Project Zeros that have ever been sold.