\u201cAmerican auto major Tesla will have its distribution facility (sale centers) for its cars in India from next year and, considering the demand, it would look into setting up of manufacturing here (too),\u201d Gadkari told the Economic Times.<\/p>\n
The first step will see Tesla set up sales operations in the country, and could eventually consider local assembly and manufacturing. Geographically speaking, it makes most sense for the Indian market to be served by Tesla\u2019s China-based factory.<\/p>\n
[Read: Meet the 4 scale-ups using data to save the planet<\/span><\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n The first cars that will be made available in the country will be the Model 3. Deliveries should begin in the 2022 financial year. It will reportedly cost\u20b955-60 lakh (about $75,000, so twice as expensive as the US version of the Model 3, although this isn\u2019t an uncommon phenomenon).<\/p>\n Ol\u2019 Musky should already have a pretty good idea on what demand will look like in the country.<\/p>\n He\u2019s been hinting at the idea for over four years, and many Indians, including some prominent tech company CEOs, have already put deposits down and are waiting for deliveries<\/a>. So there\u2019s some immediate backlog that looks like it needs to be cleared before new customers can be entertained.<\/p>\n HT \u2013 Clean Technica<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>SHIFT<\/a> is brought to you by Polestar. It\u2019s time to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. That is why Polestar combines electric driving with cutting-edge design and thrilling performance.<\/span><\/i> Find out how<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Published January 6, 2021 \u2014 14:44 UTC <\/p>\n
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