Hyundai may have its dedicated EV range in form of the Ioniq family, but that doesn’t mean their efforts to electrify the rest of their line-up stops there. After the Kona and Casper (Inster), the next crossover to get the BEV treatment is the Creta Electric.
Based on the refreshed Creta compact crossover, Hyundai designers have decided to pepper the Creta Electric with some of its Ioniq family cues. These are found in the pixel pattern found in the grille as well as unique bumpers with integrated active aero flaps for improved aerodynamics. The rear gets the very same pixel pattern. At each corner are aero-optimized 17-inch alloy wheels.
Although no official interior photos of the Creta Electric are available yet (the official launching is slated on January 17), it comes with a new steering wheel (replete with the four-dot logo) and column-mounted gear selector. It comes with dual 10.25-inch screens with new graphics for the EV drive system.
Being a BEV, the Creta Electric comes with a front trunk (frunk) that’s enough to fit the charging cables and small items as well as a Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) plug under the rear seats to supply power to small appliances.
Hyundai has get to give full details on the Creta Electric’s powertrain, but because it contains the Korean automaker’s “global EV technology” it does the 0-100 km/h run in 7.9 seconds making it faster than the Creta N Line. Given that performance figure, it will likely share the Kona Electric’s single electric motor set-up. If that’s the case, expect something like 156 horsepower and 255 Nm of torque.
For the Indian market, where it will do battle with the likes of the Suzuki eVitara, it comes with either a 42-kWh or 51.4-kWh battery giving it a range of 390 to 473 kilometers. It will likely use a 400-volt system also found in the Kona Electric and Inster to differentiate it from the more premium Ioniq family. No word if Hyundai will offer it outside the sub-continent.
Likewise, the Creta Electric uses a DC fast charging system that juices the battery from 10-80 percent in 58 minutes, while AC charging with a maximum power of 11-kW via a wall box can charge from 10-100 percent in 4 hours.
Another Hyundai, another misstep.
ReplyDeleteGoing to battle vs china EV's
ReplyDeleteIf only the Hyundai Creta were to be marketed in countries where Chinese developed electric vehicles are already sold there, as India currently only has MG and Volvo since the latter two are Chinese owned properties, and China still has beef with India since the 1960s so that's why the Creta being made for India means an EV version of that model would be temporarily sold in the Indian market.
DeleteMatured battery technology is clearly not available yet. We don't even know if solid-state batteries will truly fill the gap. For now, it's better to go ICE or HEV.
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