They couldn't make cheap EVs at this moment because it's their first ever EV developed from scratch so they couldn't push the price down due to many factors including new parts, supply chain efficiency, lack of scale and so on. Even Tesla started with higher end Model S and Model X before targeting mainstream customers with Model 3 and Model Y so I would say give Perodua more time. Likewise, Proton also started with eMas7 before launching eMas5. Let's hope they could come out with a budget model in the not too distant future!