American electric car maker Tesla looks set to debut in India this summer.last year company initially hinted at India launch plans in April.On Tuesday CEO Elon Musk confirmed Tesla Launch is planned for the summer this year.
Elon Musk confirmed India plans on twitter while replying to a user who asked ,"Eagerly waiting for Tesla to launch in India. Any plans to do
it? If so then When?" He replied, "Hoping for summer this year." Unfortunately, there are no more details about the India launch plans as of now.
Tesla, last year, announced its plans to start shipping cars that are
fully capable of self-driving. It had opened booking for Indian buyers
too and got a decent response from people who dished out $1000 for the
same.
In April, Elon Musk had said Tesla has added more countries including
India, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and
Ireland to the Tesla Model 3 order page. The vehicle will go into
production in late 2017 and is expected to cost around $35,000 before
tax breaks.
Musk had earlier revealed plans for manufacturing operations with Gigafactory
installations in India apart from some other countries due to high
demand for its batteries and by looking at long-term view of his
business. We can finally expect this to happen this year. Musk's plan
for Tesla launch apart from the Gigafactory installation may work well
with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision who previously reiterated the
vision of 175 Gigawatts of clean energy by 2022 for the country, and
the Gigafactory could help meet those goals. To recall, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi back in 2015 after touring the American automotive
company's campus had expressed interest in using Tesla's power storage technologies and its applications in rural areas.
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