Actually simple Kei van is a one of the earliest commercial BEV: MINICAB-MiEV. Nissan Sakura isn't a true van but it's great. Honda and Toyota/Daihatsu/Suzuki are going to release. https://www.daihatsu.com/news/2023/20230517-2.html https://electrek.co/2023/09/29/honda-unveils-10k-electric-n-...

Range anxiety and battery cost are the one of the biggest issue for an EV especially for smaller cars, so small battery Kei car for limited use case is easier to sell than subcompact car.