At Rs 145,000, the UQim is a basic city runabout rather than a feature-rich EV. It suits buyers wanting NIU branding, low running costs, and very short urban hops more than performance or long-range commuting.
At around NPR 1.99 lakh ex-showroom, the E8S Pro offers strong range, decent performance and big boot, making it good value for urban commuters wanting an established EV brand. Best suited for city riders prioritizing low running costs, practicality and a wide showroom footprint over outright speed or advanced safety electronics.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 3-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.
On our data the Niu UQim is the stronger buy: it is रु 85,000 cheaper ex-showroom (58.6%) and still leads on dealer and service reach.
Measured: 18 more service centres in Nepal (29 vs 11).
Measured: 23 more showrooms in Nepal (42 vs 19).
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 12 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 Niu UQim starts at Rs 1.45 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 0.85 lakh less than the Yadea E8S Pro at Rs 2.3 lakh.
The Niu UQim costs Rs 1.45 lakh and the Yadea E8S Pro costs Rs 2.3 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
On our data the Niu UQim is the stronger buy: it is रु 85,000 cheaper ex-showroom (58.6%) and still leads on dealer and service reach. Take the Niu UQim if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Take the Yadea E8S Pro if you want a dealer close enough to visit and negotiate at. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.