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Suzuki Launches e SKY Kei EV With 310-Kilometer Range

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC · How we work

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Suzuki launches e SKY

Suzuki Motor Corp. launched the e SKY, its first fully electric minicar, on November 16, 2026.
The e SKY is priced at ¥2.12 million before subsidies, the lowest base price for a kei EV.
A ¥568,000 government subsidy reduces the purchase price to about ¥1.55 million.
The e SKY offers a 310-kilometer driving range, the longest among Japanese kei-class EVs.
It consumes 97 Wh per kilometer, the best efficiency in its class.

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BYD expands Racco

BYD is launching the Racco microcar in Sri Lanka and Macau, its first right-hand-drive market expansion.
BYD opened order books in Macau while scheduling the Sri Lanka launch for October 9.
BYD reported more than 2,000 Racco orders within two months of its Japanese debut.
Japan’s CEV subsidy of ¥150,000 reduces the RACCO 200 price to ¥1.995 million after discount.

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Historical Context

The Nissan Leaf, unveiled on 1 August 2009 as the first mass-market battery-electric hatchback, sold more than 208,000 units in Europe and 577,000 worldwide by February 2022, establishing a benchmark for compact EVs. Inspired by that success, Suzuki’s e SKY and BYD’s Racco microcars now target right-hand-drive markets such as Japan, Macau and Sri Lanka.

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Suzuki launches e SKY

Suzuki Motor Corp. launched the e SKY, its first fully electric minicar, on November 16, 2026.
The e SKY is priced at ¥2.12 million before subsidies, the lowest base price for a kei EV.
A ¥568,000 government subsidy reduces the purchase price to about ¥1.55 million.
The e SKY offers a 310-kilometer driving range, the longest among Japanese kei-class EVs.
It consumes 97 Wh per kilometer, the best efficiency in its class.

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