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BYD's First Electric Kei Car Is Almost Here, and It Already Looks Like a Hit

BYD's Racco offers a 180 km range with a 20 kWh battery and targets Japan's kei car market to challenge domestic hybrid-focused automakers.

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The Racco, BYD’s first electric kei car, will go on sale this summer, but it’s already generating hype. BYD declared...

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In order to establish itself in Japan's unique market, BYD follows local customs and is preparing to launch its first kei-car. Presented at the Japan Mobility Show at the end of last year, this Racco K-EV reveals itself a little more in detail and reveals its interior. The BYD Racco K-EV optimizes a XXS space Despite a plethoric range, there are still slots on which BYD has not yet ventured. This is particularly the case of kei-cars, these small…

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BYD launches the Racco in Japan on the kei-car segment, a speciality of the Japanese. An ambitious launch, especially since its electric motorization is not the favorite of the Japanese. As it approaches its marketing on the archipelago, BYD unveiled some pictures of the interior, which had not yet been officially unveiled. A cabin designed to optimize habitability If you don't know the kei-cars, it is a sub-category of vehicles in Japan, still …

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The Driven broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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