BYD Racco lands in Sri Lanka at Rs 11.45m — 2.5x the Japan price. Worth it?

John Keells CG Auto just launched the BYD Racco here — Sri Lanka is the first market outside Japan to get this compact electric kei car. The introductory price is Rs 11.45 million, valid only till November 9, after which it goes up. In Japan the base Racco sells for the equivalent of roughly Rs 4.5 million, meaning we're paying about 2.5 times the home-market price for the same small car. One side says: it's a brand-new, zero-mileage EV with a full manufacturer warranty, no gambling on a used import's history, and electricity running costs that beat petrol by a mile — worth paying extra for that peace of mind. The other side says: nearly triple the Japan sticker price for a tiny kei car is a rip-off, and that same Rs 11 million+ buys a bigger, proven Japanese reconditioned hybrid or a locally-used SUV with real space for a family. JKCG is targeting 3,000 sales in the first year. Would you pay close to three times the Japan price for a brand-new EV, or put that money into something bigger and already proven? If you've booked one, what sold you on it? මෙච්චර ගාණක් දීලා අලුත් EV එකක් ගන්න කැප වෙනවද, නැත්නම් ඒ සල්ලිවලින් පරණ ජපාන් කාර් එකක් ගන්නවද?