The Shine trim offers essential aesthetic and convenience upgrades over the base model, making it a more complete city car package for the price.
This variant represents the updated 32kWh battery specification, providing the best range-to-price ratio for the XPRES-T lineup in Nepal. It is the ideal choice for taxi operators looking to maximize daily operational range.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
These two split the decision: the Citroën eC3 is रु 3,00,000 cheaper ex-showroom (8.3%), while the Tata XPRES-T EV is ahead on dealer and service reach — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for.
Measured: 90 mm more wheelbase.
Measured: 42 more service centres in Nepal (49 vs 7); 204 more showrooms in Nepal (210 vs 6).
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.
Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 13 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.
As of October 2026, the Citroën eC3 starts at Rs 35.99 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 1 lakh less than the Tata XPRES-T EV at Rs 36.99 lakh.
The Citroën eC3 costs Rs 35.99 lakh and the Tata XPRES-T EV costs Rs 36.99 lakh to Rs 38.99 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
These two split the decision: the Citroën eC3 is रु 3,00,000 cheaper ex-showroom (8.3%), while the Tata XPRES-T EV is ahead on dealer and service reach — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for. Take the Citroën eC3 if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Take the Tata XPRES-T EV if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.