Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV costs रु 5,03,000 less ex-showroom. Nammi Box has 12.9 PS more power.
Strong feature set with ADAS and 360° camera at around NPR 31 lakh, good value for urban families. Best suited to buyers wanting a compact, tech-rich city EV and not needing very long range.
Strong value city EV with usable 300 km claimed range and 28.08 kWh battery. Best suited to urban users wanting affordable EV with simple FWD layout and low running costs.
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Every variant, priced
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
What each one really costs you
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
| Specification | Dongfeng Nammi Box | Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-showroom | रु 30,99,000 | रु 25,96,000 |
| Road tax + registration | ≈ रु 15,500 | ≈ रु 7,000 |
| Third-party insurance | ≈ रु 8,485 | ≈ रु 7,355 |
| Estimated on-road | ≈ रु 31,22,985 | ≈ रु 26,10,355 |
| EMI / month | ≈ रु 37,259 · 5 yr @ 7.5% | ≈ रु 31,211 · 5 yr @ 7.5% |
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
Our verdict
These two split the decision: the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV is रु 5,03,000 cheaper ex-showroom (19.4%), while the Dongfeng Nammi Box is ahead on dealer and service reach and battery capacity — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for.
- you want servicing within reach of where you live
- you want the bigger pack for range headroom
- you want the stronger powertrain for hill climbs and overtaking
Measured: 15 more service centres in Nepal (19 vs 4); 3.4 kWh more battery capacity; 12.9 PS more power.
- the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
What we have actually checked
Each is a dated change we applied to a published ex-showroom price after checking it. A logged change may be a distributor's revision or our own correction coming into line with the official figure — the log says which way each one moved, and when, not why.
See the full price-change log →Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 29 October 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
Dongfeng Nammi Box vs Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV — questions buyers ask
Which is cheaper in Nepal — Dongfeng Nammi Box or Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV?
As of October 2026, the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV starts at Rs 25.96 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 5.03 lakh less than the Dongfeng Nammi Box at Rs 30.99 lakh.
What is the price of the Dongfeng Nammi Box and Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV in Nepal?
The Dongfeng Nammi Box costs Rs 30.99 lakh and the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV costs Rs 25.96 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Should I buy the Dongfeng Nammi Box or the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV?
These two split the decision: the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV is रु 5,03,000 cheaper ex-showroom (19.4%), while the Dongfeng Nammi Box is ahead on dealer and service reach and battery capacity — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for. Take the Dongfeng Nammi Box if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Take the Kaiyi e-Qute 04 EV if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.