China's Chery to debut EV minicar in Japan, following BYD's lead

Operator EMT envisions price similar to gasoline-powered 'kei' cars

Chery Automobile debuts a kei EV next year while BYD releases its Racco kei car this summer. (Source photos by EMT and Nikkei)

TOKYO -- China's Chery Automobile looks to offer an all-electric kei minicar in Japan next spring, joining a market made increasingly competitive by Japanese rivals and Chinese EV leader BYD.