The Hyundai Creta Electric is set to be released on 17 January 2025, car enthusiasts especially those into electric cars should look forward to this release.
Being a rival to Tata Curvv EV, Mahindra BE 6, and MG ZS EV, it’s expected that Hyundai Creta Electric will bring innovation, and performance to the table with adequate utility value.
Now let’s look closer at its interior, features, and engines.
Creta Electric Interior: Familiar Yet Futuristic
Hyundai has limited the changes to basic trim purposes; the interior design of Tucson remains largely familiar to that of the standard Creta. Embedded in the centre of the vehicle’s dashboard are twin 10.25-inch infotainment and instrument cluster screens accompanied by dual-zone climate control, auto-dimming rearview mirror and an 8-speaker Bose audio system.
The changes are in the modification specific to EVs in this version. The new electric steering wheel forms a shift-by-wire transmitting the gears to the wheel stalk where the previously used shifts were placed in the restructured centre console. The console now accommodates cup holders, and other buttons inclusive of the one for the electronic parking brake, and auto-hold, not to mention the drive mode buttons.
Features that come with the Excellence variant include a digital key for locking and unlocking the car from a Smartphone, one-pedal driving, charging via in-car payment and Hyundai’s Bluelink.
Furthermore, vehicle-to-load capability enables users to charge external devices from the car itself.
Safety and ADAS Tech
Security is still an issue with a Level 2 ADAS package that includes lane departure, forward collision awareness, adaptive cruise, and blind spot detection systems. Other features include the 6 airbags, 360 camera, ESC, ISOFIX child seats and hill start/ descent control.
Performance and Charging Options
The Creta Electric will have two versions based on batteries – a large one and a small one. Front battery – 135 horses coming from a 42kWh battery delivers a 390-kilometre range based on the MIDC standard Rear battery – a 51.4 kWh battery provides 171 horsepower, good for 473 kilometres based on the MIDC standard. The Long Range can also do 0-100kph in 7.9 seconds, which is actually quite commendable given its size and heft.
Refuelling is fast, an 11kW AC charger takes 4 hours to fully charge while the DC fast charger takes 58 minutes to get to 10-80 %. Peering charging schedules and settings are controlled remotely with the help of Hyundai’s myHyundai app.
Conclusion
As the car combines these innovative features, reliable practicality, and elongated features destined for the Hyundai’s EV series, the Hyundai Creta Electric becomes the key to a new direction in the mid-range EV market. It will help Hyundai put its best foot forward when it is launched in January, to give a new spin to its EV story.
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