Electric cars are expected to go on sale in super stores as early as October this year. E-Mart on Wednesday said it is set to open a showroom for electric cars at its chain in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province this week and start pre-orders ahead of the release slated for October.

It plans to sell the D2, a two-seater electric car made by Zhidou, the second largest carmaker in China.

The D2 can travel 150 km on a single charge, and can run up to 80 km/h. The price is expected to be around W22 million, but with subsidies from provincial authorities, consumers may purchase the car at a much cheaper price between W10 million and W15 million (US$1=W1,121).

