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Hyundai is gearing up to enter the mainstream electric vehicle market in India with the introduction of the Creta EV. Recent spy shots of the test mule suggest that the Creta EV will adopt a design language similar to the recently launched ICE Creta facelift. Positioned below the Kona Electric, the Creta EV will directly compete with the MG ZS EV and the upcoming Maruti eVX.
The spy shots reveal that the Creta EV shares a design language with the ICE Creta facelift but features unique elements like a closed-off 'grille' with a potentially slightly off-center, nose-mounted charging port similar to the Kona Electric. Additionally, the spy shots showcase new aerodynamically efficient alloy wheels for the Creta EV. Internally, the Creta EV is expected to resemble the facelift.
Reports suggest that the Creta EV may come equipped with a 45 kWh battery pack supplied by LG Chem, Hyundai's global provider of lithium-ion battery packs. Notably, this places the Creta EV behind competitors like the MG ZS EV and the upcoming Maruti Suzuki eVX in terms of battery size.
Sharing its electric motor with the latest-generation Kona Electric, the Creta EV's front-mounted electric motor is anticipated to deliver 136 BHP and 255 Nm of torque.
The global debut of the Creta EV is scheduled for the second half of 2024.
