Hyundai Starts Bookings of Creta Electric, Range of Up to 473 Km

South Korean automobile company Hyundai introduced the electric version of its high-selling Creta SUV earlier this week. This electric SUV will be launched on January 17 at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo.

a media Report According to, the company has started booking for Creta Electric. It can be booked at Hyundai dealerships for Rs 25,000. The price of Creta Electric can start from around Rs 16 lakh (ex-showroom). It will compete with Tata Motors’ Curvv EV, MG Motor’s ZS EV, Mahindra & Mahindra’s BE 6 and Maruti Suzuki’s upcoming e Vitara. This five-seater electric SUV will be available in four variants – Executive, Smart, Premium and Excellence. However, its design is almost similar to the Creta with internal combustion engine (ICE). , It will be brought in eight monotone and two dual-tone colors.

For Creta Electric, two battery pack options of 51.4 kWh and 42 kWh will be available. The company has said that its 51.4 kWh battery pack variant has a range of approximately 473 kilometers on a single charge. Its 42 kWh battery pack will give a range of about 390 kilometers. This electric SUV can be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 58 minutes using DC charging. Vehicle-to-load (V2L) technology has been provided in it. The company has said that Creta Electric will be able to reach the speed of 0-100 kilometers per hour in just 7.9 seconds. It features a shift-by-wire system that uses electronic connections instead of mechanical linkage between the gear shift and transmission.

Hyundai has planned to make a big investment to increase its share in the EV market in the country. Recently the company was also listed on the stock market. Hyundai ranks second after Maruti Suzuki in the passenger vehicles market. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have made a lot of investment in the EV segment. Tata Motors has a major stake in this segment. Hyundai plans to invest approximately $2.4 billion to increase its share in this market. This year the company is also preparing to start its second plant. This will help Hyundai to meet the demand for EV and other vehicles.