Elon Musk seeks relief on imports till Tesla starts manufacturing in India

An Elon Musk tweet reveals his growing interest in the electric vehicle market in India.

Autocar Professional BureauBy Autocar Professional Bureau calendar 15 Jun 2017 Views icon6098 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Elon Musk: “In discussions with the government of India requesting temporary relief on import penalties/restrictions until a local factory is built.”

Elon Musk: “In discussions with the government of India requesting temporary relief on import penalties/restrictions until a local factory is built.”

The race towards India’s ambitious all-electric fleet market keeps getting stronger and stronger. Tesla, considered to be the Apple of electric cars, and in every electric vehicle (EV) owner’s wish-list, has finally cleared many questions in the Indian passenger vehicle market.

A post on Twitter about Tesla’s India plans by Jasveer Singh, co-founder of luxury-chain hotel booking app Qik Stay, had Tesla’s Elon Musk replying, “In discussions with the government of India requesting temporary relief on import penalties/restrictions until a local factory is built.” 

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With this, the EV evangelist has not only satisfied Singh’s query but also has portrayed that Indian EV market can no longer be ignored by any automobile company.

This is not the first time that Musk has shown his keenness on his India plans. Last month, he had tweeted about local sourcing norms to which the government’s Twitter handle clarified his queries.

Anand Mahindra, chairman of the multi-conglomerate Mahindra Group, had also called upon Musk to be part of the Indian EV market, saying “Time you got here Elon. You don’t want to leave the whole market to Mahindra do you?  The more the merrier—and greener..!”

It looks like Tesla is keen to start exporting its current models to the Indian market but would also like to set up base for manufacturing its models in the country. Tesla’s optimism about the Indian EV market probably stems from the fact that the government’s think-tank NITI Aayog recently announced its draft report which sees the country attempting to go all-electric by the year 2030.

 

Also read : India’s new vision of mobility banks on shared use and EVs

 

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