BYD's RACCO Kei EV Costs 2.5x More Here Than in Japan — Worth Rs 11.45m?

John Keells CG Auto just launched the BYD RACCO, a tiny electric "kei" car, in Sri Lanka at an introductory price of Rs 11.45 million — making us the first market outside Japan to get it. In Japan the same car starts around 2.145 million yen, roughly Rs 4.5 million at today's rate, so buyers here are paying well over double once duties and currency are factored in. The distributor is targeting 3,000 sales in the first year, betting city commuters will pick a 320km-range EV over a used import or a three-wheeler. Supporters say a brand-new car with a full warranty, no fuel-price anxiety, and real after-sales backup beats gambling on a 10-year-old reconditioned hatch, even at this price. Critics say Rs 11.45m buys a roomy Japanese reconditioned sedan with way more space and no charging headaches, and that a kei car's tiny footprint makes little sense sharing SL roads with buses and lorries. Would you pay this much for a kei-class EV, or is that money better put toward a used Aqua or Wagon R? ඔයාලා මේ වගේ කාරයක් ගන්න මේ ගානට සල්ලි වියදම් කරනවද, නැත්නම් පරණ හයිබ්‍රිඩ් එකක් ගන්නද හොඳේ?