Hyundai has lastly discontinued the Kona Electric in India, 5 years after launching it in July 2019. While the corporate is promoting new-gen Kona Electric abroad, in India, it’s going to not directly exchange the electrical crossover—its first electrical providing for our market—with the extra inexpensive Creta EV early subsequent 12 months.

The Hyundai Kona Electric has been faraway from the model’s web site. However, sources have informed us that some sellers have unsold shares, that are being supplied at enticing reductions, relying on availability.

1. Kona Electric misplaced floor to extra inexpensive e-SUVs just like the Nexon EV
2. It had a 39.2kWh battery with an ARAI vary of 452km
3. Hyundai Creta EV to not directly exchange Kona Electric in India 

Hyundai Kona Electric: A quick overview

The Kona Electric SUVs have been introduced in as CKD models and priced at Rs 25.30 lakh onwards at launch. While Hyundai lowered costs by virtually Rs 2 lakh in direction of the top, the introduction of smaller and extra inexpensive e-SUVs such because the Tata Nexon EV, MG ZS EV, and Mahindra XUV400 meant that Hyundai’s providing was positioned greater and noticed even much less traction out there. 

In India, the Kona Electric featured a 39.2kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which powered a 136hp and 395Nm motor on the entrance axle. The battery had an ARAI-rated vary of 452km on a single cost. In the 59 months that it has been on sale in India, Hyundai offered 2,329 models of the Kona Electric, or about 39 cars a month. 

While many abroad markets, comparable to Indonesia, will see the launch of the new Kona Electric, there’s no information of this next-gen mannequin coming to our shores. Hyundai will, nevertheless, herald a “high volume” electrical SUV to India within the type of the Creta EV, which is scheduled to go on sale by January. 

As we reported earlier, the upcoming Creta EV will share a couple of issues with the Kona Electric line-up. While the brand new mass-market e-SUV will borrow physique panels, platform and some different components from the Creta to rein in prices, Hyundai will utilise the Kona EV’s motor, battery and a few inside bits on the India-bound Creta EV.

While the Kona EV was positioned a tad greater within the phase, the closely localised Creta EV shall be launched at a cheaper price level and aimed squarely on the competitors. Apart from the Creta EV, the midsize e-SUV phase will see new entrants just like the Tata Curvv EV and the born-EV twins from Toyota and Maruti subsequent 12 months, all of that are anticipated to be priced in the same vary.

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