Electric vehiclesCity subsidies will come on top of those from central governmentThe effective retail price of Toyota's "bZ4X" EV could fall to 2.2 million yen, by one calculation. (Photo by Nikkei)RIKU TAZAKI, SAKI HAYASHI and RISAKO KOJIMAJune 3, 2026 05:43 JSTTOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will increase purchase subsidies for electric vehicles to up to 1.3 million yen ($8,130), part of an effort to encourage more Japanese consumers to buy the environmentally friendly autos.