BYD's Tiny Racco EV Lost Rs 2.7m in 8 Days — Flop or Fair Correction?

John Keells launched BYD's Racco in Sri Lanka in October, a tiny four-seat kei-style EV and the brand's first market for it outside Japan, at an introductory Rs 11.45 million. Eight days later, ads cut that to Rs 8.75 million, a Rs 2.7 million drop that industry watchers called unusual for a car barely out of the showroom. The Racco makes just 63 horsepower from a 47kW motor, with two battery options rated at roughly 210km and up to 320km of range. Some say the quick cut was the dealer reading weak demand fast and doing right by early buyers instead of letting the car sit overpriced. Others say an 8-million-plus rupee swing within days for a car this small shows nobody, including the distributor, knew what this market would actually pay, and that kind of guessing game burns trust before the car's even been reviewed properly. Would you buy a brand-new, unproven kei EV at either price, or put the same money into a used Japanese hatchback or a known hybrid? What do you think a car this size should actually cost here? ඔය සයිස් එකේ EV එකකට ගැලපෙන හරි ගානක් කීයද කියලා ඔයාට හිතෙනවද?