Creta Electric powers Hyundai India to its highest-ever EV sales in February

The Creta Electric, the zero-emission avatar of India’s best-selling midsize SUV, has given new power to Hyundai Motor India’s electric vehicle sales. Revealed on January 2 and then launched on January 17, at an introductory pricae of Rs 18 lakh at the Bharat Mobility Expo, the Hyundai Creta Electric has brought finally brought some heft to the Korean car and SUV manufacturer’s EV programme in India.

February 2025's 738 units are Hyundai's highest monthly EV sales since it entered the Indian EV market in July 2019. The Creta Electric, launched in January, is now the growth driver in its zero-emission product portfolio. 

As per Vahan retail sales data, Hyundai Motor India has sold a total of 738 EVs in February 2025, comprising the Creta Electric SUV and the Ioniq 5 crossover. The February 2025 EV numbers are the company’s highest monthly EV sales since it entered the Indian EV market in July 2019 with the Kona SUV. Following tepid sales, the Kona which was brought in as a CKD product and priced at Rs 25.30 lakh at launch, was pulled out of the market five years later, in June 2024.

Hyundai Motor India, which was left only with the futuristic-looking Ioniq 5 crossover, priced at Rs 44.95 lakh and launched in January 2023 in its EV portfolio, is now seeing sales rise dramatically with the much more affordable Creta Electric. While model-wise retail sales splits of the Ioniq 5 and Creta Electric are not available for January and February, suffice it to say that the big jump in the company’s EV retail sales is thanks to the new Creta Electric, which is yet to complete two months in the market since launch.

HYUNDAI TO DRIVE PAST 2,000 EV SALES IN FY2025
Since its entry into India’s EV market in July 2019, as per Vahan, Hyundai has clocked total retail EV sales of 4,812 units till end-February 2025. FY2024 with 1,843 EVs sold was the company’s best fiscal yet, ahead of the 800 units in FY2023. FY2025, with the new Creta Electric drawing buyers, will now set a new fiscal year record.

February 2025’s 738 EV sales are up 126% year-on-year (February 2024: 126) and take Hyundai Motor India’s cumulative 11-month sales in FY2025 to 1,531 units, down 9% YoY (April 2023-February 2024: 1,690 units). WIth March 2025 yet to be counted and the Creta Electric deliveries to the strong number of bookings, expect Hyundai Motor India to surpass the 2,000-units mark for FY2025.  

CY2023, with 1,609 units, was the company’s best calendar year for EV sales. A deep dive into the company’s six-year retail stats reveals that the company’s best-ever month for EVs, before the Creta Electric was introduced, was September 2023 (213 EVs). January 2025 (331 units) went past that number and now February 2025 (738 units) has set a new record, which will soon be surpassed in March and the months to come after that, given the handsome number of bookings for the Creta Electric. 

Following the launch of the Creta Electric in January 2025, Hyundai EV retails (Creta Electric and Ioniq 5) rose to 331 units in January and to 738 units in February.

The Creta Electric is available with two battery options: a 51.4 kWh battery that delivers a range of 473km on a single charge and a 42 kWh battery, which enables travel of 390 kilometres. Rapid charging is facilitated by DC charging, enabling a 10% to 80% charge in 58 minutes, while the 11 kW wall box charger completes a full charge in around four hours using AC home charging.  

In terms of performance, the Hyundai Creta Electric (long-range 51.4 kWh battery variant) accelerates from zero to 100kph in 7.9 seconds. The eco-friendly Creta is available in four variants, with on-road pricing ranging from Rs 19.14 lakh for the base Executive variant through to the top-end Excellence Long Range variant, which costs Rs 24.90 lakh (on-road, Delhi).

Autocar India’s buyer guide commentary on the Creta Electric states: “The Creta Electric is just that – an electric version of the Creta. And that means it bundles the ICE Creta’s strengths of space, practicality and features with a pleasant electric powertrain. Performance is brisk and there’s the promise of over 400km real-world range. Negatives? Ride quality is a touch firm and seating at the back is slightly knees-up.”

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