Creta EV vs Creta Petrol

5 of the 8 Creta EV trims and batteries cost less on the road in Delhi than their petrol match, because the petrol pays ₹1,77,870 or more in road tax and the EV none. No petrol Creta costs more than the King turbo DCT at ₹19,91,300, so the top 6 EV rows all meet it.

Of the 33 states and union territories with a figure for both cars, the Executive 42 kWh costs less on the road than the SX Premium IVT in 27. The gap is widest in Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada), where the EV costs ₹2,95,900 less, and the EV costs most over the petrol in Assam (Guwahati), ₹39,151 more: there it pays ₹1,82,083 of road tax against the petrol's ₹1,79,649.

The EV's energy per km is its battery capacity over its certified range: 42 kWh for 420 km. The petrol's is one litre over its ARAI-certified 17.7 km/l. At the example prices, 1,000 km a month costs ₹800 in electricity against ₹5,650 in petrol, ₹4,850 less. These are energy costs only, the EV's before charging losses; servicing, insurance and resale are not in them. For a public charger's rate, change the electricity price in the tool.

In Delhi the Executive 42 kWh, Executive Tech 42 kWh, Executive (O) 51.4 kWh, Premium 42 kWh and Excellence 42 kWh cost less on the road than their petrol match, so there is no price gap to recover and the lower energy cost counts from the first kilometre. 3 cost more: the Smart (O) 51.4 kWh by ₹12,380 over the King turbo DCT, which the example prices make up after about 2,700 km, the Excellence 51.4 kWh by ₹2,35,865 over the King turbo DCT, which the example prices make up after about 51,000 km and the Excellence Lounge 51.4 kWh by ₹3,05,895 over the King turbo DCT, which the example prices make up after about 66,100 km. These distances weigh the on road gap against energy cost alone, at the example prices and certified figures, with the EV's charging losses left out; servicing, insurance renewal and resale are not counted.

For Creta EV vs Creta petrol in daily use, the Creta Electric's certified range is 420 km with the 42 kWh battery and 510 km with the 51.4 kWh battery. The petrol's 50-litre tank at its certified 17.7 km/l is about 890 km. Charging the EV takes 39 minutes on a DC fast charger (10% to 80%), 6 hours on a 7.4 kW AC fast charger, or about 16 hours 55 minutes from a household socket with the portable cable. The EV is 10 mm longer and 20 mm taller than the petrol Creta, and its boot holds the same 433 litres (Creta EV interior).