The electric variant of the Hyundai, one of the major selling cars, was launched in January 2025.. The car is considered very successful in India. Secures a good position in the sales of units every month. It is available in 10 colors to buy. It helps in providing a range of between 390 to 473 km per charge.
The Hyundai Creta’s Electronic variant comes with a battery pack of 42 kWh with 135 bhp and 51.4kWh with 169 bhp. And a torque of 200nm. It also supports the DC fast charging up to 50 kW, which can charge it from 0 to 80% in less than one hour (58 minutes). Another AC home charger of 11 kW can charge it from 0 to 100% charge in approximately 4.5 hours. The warranty of its battery is 8 years and 1,60,000 km.
The best thing is that the speed of the car can go from 0 to 100 km per hour in just 7.9 seconds. In the front of this SUV, there is a sealed grille, pixel-style bumpers, active air flaps, and aero wheels. Whereas in the back, there is a connected LED tail lamp and an integrated shark fin antenna.
The Hyundai Creta’s Electronic variant has a length, width, and height of 4340 mm, 1790 mm, and 1655 mm. The wheelbase of this car is 2160 mm, and the tyre size of 215/60 R17.
The features this SUV has are ventilated front seats with a 5-seater seating capacity, a power memory driver seat, rear AC vents, two-zone climate, a wireless charger, smart cruise control, a 10.12-inch infotainment display with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, buttons for audio/, music, and phone (call/end), and front and rear cup holder quantity.
The interior of this car is made with premium leather. Has a boot space of 433L and it is an electric open car. Its ground clearance is 200 mm. It offers multiple drive modes – Eco, Normal, and Sport (FWD). It has a panoramic sunroof.
The Hyundai Creta got a 4-star safety rating for adult occupants and a 3-star safety rating for child occupants from Global NCAP. However, Creta EV got a 3-star rating from Global NCAP. For the safety features, the Creta EV has a 360-degree camera, Level 2 ADAS, lane-keeping assistant, forward collision warning, blind spot collision warning, 6 airbags, ABS, and EBD.
The starting price of this Hyundai Creta EV is around 18 lakh rupees, and the price rises to around 24.38 lakh rupees depending on its model. Tata Harrier EV, MG ZS EV, Tata Curvv EV, Mahindra BE 6, and Tata Nexon EV are some of its competitors that offer the same segment and price.
The response this car got from its buyers and the critics. It was on the positive side. Reportedly, it has sold more than 4,000 units since its launch in January, which is a positive sign for an electric car. The exact figure is not disclosed yet. However, in terms of the popularity of an electric car, it is yet to make a position in the top 5.