Hyundai Creta Electric

This is the Creta playbook with a battery instead of an engine, which is exactly the point: same 4,340mm body, same 2,610mm wheelbase, same interior space and 433-litre boot, so buyers upgrading from a petrol or diesel Creta lose almost nothing in practicality while gaining a 22-litre front trunk. The 42kWh/420km entry pack covers most daily commuting comfortably, and DC fast charging in about 39 minutes for a 10-80% top-up is genuinely quick for the segment.

The 51.4kWh Long Range pack pushing 510km and 171PS is the one that actually removes range anxiety from the equation, at a real price jump to the low-20s-lakh range for the LR-badged trims. Level 2 ADAS with ADAS-linked regenerative braking on the higher trims is a genuine differentiator most rivals in this price band don't offer, though it's worth checking which specific trim level you're buying into since Hyundai splits ADAS, sunroof and interior trim across a fairly deep trim ladder.

Worth flagging for shoppers: Hyundai runs a genuinely deep trim matrix here (Executive through Excellence, each with LR/HC/DT/Knight permutations), so the on-paper price spread from about Rs 18 lakh to Rs 24.5+ lakh ex-showroom covers meaningfully different cars — don't assume the base Executive and a loaded Excellence LR Knight are the same vehicle with different paint. Front-wheel drive only (no AWD option) and a single-speed reduction gear keep things mechanically simple, which is the right trade-off for a family SUV that will spend its life in city and highway commuting rather than off-road use.