There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over Patan Durbar Square after the tour buses leave and the temple lights come up. It's the kind of quiet electric mobility is supposed to bring to an entire city — not just to one square, but to every street that feeds into it.
We spent a week riding SARAZ vehicles across the valley — Lalitpur to Boudha, Bhaktapur to Thamel — timing commutes, tracking charge levels, and mostly just listening. The loudest thing on most rides was the wind.
Range anxiety, it turns out, is mostly a first-week problem. By day three, checking the battery percentage becomes as automatic as checking a phone — and just as quickly forgotten once you realize how far a single charge actually goes.
The bigger shift is behavioral: no more detours for fuel stops, no more idling at pumps. You leave when you're ready, and you arrive with the ride already paid for.