Servicing an electric car in Nepal: schedules and free-service offers by brand

An electric car in Nepal still needs regular servicing at an authorised workshop, even without engine oil or spark plugs, because almost every brand's warranty depends on it. No distributor publishes EV service prices, so the practical way to control the cost is to get the schedule and any free-service offer in writing when you buy.

"What does an EV cost to service?" is one of the first questions buyers ask, and the honest answer in Nepal is that the distributors do not say. What they do publish, on their warranty pages and in campaign announcements, is enough to plan with. This guide pulls it together. For the battery warranty itself, see our EV battery warranty guide, and for what a battery costs if it ever fails, EV battery replacement cost.

What an EV service actually involves

An electric car has no engine oil, oil filter, spark plugs, clutch or exhaust to look after. It still has brakes, tyres, suspension, a cooling system for the battery, an air-conditioner, a 12-volt battery and a lot of software.

iCAUR Nepal's service page gives a good picture of a routine EV visit:

• Regular maintenance: inspections, battery health checks, software updates, filter replacements and tyre rotation
• EV-specific work: electric drive diagnostics, charging-system maintenance and battery service

What the warranty does not pay for

Wear items are your cost, under warranty or not. Dongfeng Nepal's warranty page lists the consumables it excludes:

MG Nepal's extended-warranty terms similarly exclude consumables such as tyres, brake pads and wiper blades. Budget for these from the second or third year.

Schedules: ask for yours in writing

None of the Nepal distributors whose pages we checked publishes a service interval (every so many km or months) on its website. Leapmotor Nepal's warranty page, for example, requires servicing to the "Leapmotor maintenance schedule" and says missed servicing is excluded from battery cover, but does not print the schedule itself.

Intervals may also differ from other countries. In an October 2026 interview with The Kathmandu Post, BYD's after-sales chief Feng Erdong said Nepal's road conditions may call for different maintenance requirements and service intervals than in other markets.

Brand by brand: what the official pages and news say

Offers change with every festival and auto show, so treat this table as a guide to what to ask for, not a promise.

Hyundai, festive 2083 (current)6 years

BYD '0-5-10' (ended May 2025)5 years

Deepal S07 launch (Aug 2025)5 years

Years of free servicing in announced offers

Hyundai, festive 2083 (current)	6 years
BYD '0-5-10' (ended May 2025)	5 years
Deepal S07 launch (Aug 2025)	5 years

Source: ShareSansar (Hyundai, 14 Sep 2026; BYD, 24 Apr 2025); Fiscal Nepal (Deepal S07, 3 Aug 2025). BYD's offer has ended; Deepal's status is not stated

Why skipping a service can cost you the battery warranty

Most extended EV warranties in Nepal come with conditions that tie them to the dealer's workshop. Changan Nepal, Dongfeng Nepal and iCAUR Nepal list almost the same rules: service only at authorised centres, follow the recommended schedule, use genuine parts and keep records. Changan and Dongfeng add that the extended cover needs a continuous comprehensive policy with Shikhar Insurance, and that switching insurers ends it. MG's extended programme also asks for continuous insurance.

So the real "cost" of skipping a dealer service is not the few thousand rupees you save. It is the risk of losing cover on the most expensive part of the car.

Where you can get it serviced

Service networks are growing but still thin outside the big cities:

• BYD: Cimex listed 13 centres in August 2026, in Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj, Dang, Butwal, Pokhara, Chitwan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Birgunj, Janakpur, Itahari, Biratnagar and Birtamode, with Bhaktapur, Dallu and Lahan planned.
• Omoda & Jaecoo and iCAUR (SPG Automobiles): the Omoda & Jaecoo service booking page lists 10 workshops, from Kathmandu and Bhaktapur to Birgunj, Butwal, Nepalgunj, Chitwan, Dhangadhi, Pokhara and Itahari; iCAUR's page names some of the same partners.
• MG: runs a roadside assistance service inside and outside the Kathmandu Valley.

Ask how far your nearest authorised workshop is, whether it has trained EV technicians, and how long parts take. BYD's Feng Erdong told The Kathmandu Post the company wants faster parts delivery and advance stocking to cut waiting times.

We are building an entire ecosystem for the EV market in Nepal.

Questions to ask before you buy

1. What is the service schedule, in km and months?
2. What does each scheduled service cost, for the first five years?
3. Does the free-service offer cover labour, parts and fluids, and for how many visits?
4. Where is the nearest authorised workshop, and is there roadside help?
5. Which software updates are included, and are they done at the workshop or over the air?
6. What must I do to keep the battery warranty valid, and is it tied to one insurer?

Servicing is only one part of the running cost. Electricity is usually the biggest; work it out with the EV charging cost calculator, or compare a whole ownership cycle with petrol in our EV vs petrol cost guide and the EV vs petrol cost calculator. For every model on sale, see the electric car price list.