Tesla plans to drive into India this summer

Tesla began taking orders for its $35,000 Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in April last year

Silicon Valley-based electric carmaker Tesla is mulling to enter the Indian market this summer, a little over a year after it began taking orders for its new Model 3 sedan from customers in the country.

“Hoping for summer this year,” said Elon Musk, chief executive officer, Tesla, to a query on Twitter about when the company planned to come to India.

Tesla began taking orders for its Model 3 sedan, priced at $35,000 (about Rs 25 lakh), from customers in the country in April last year.

It will go into production late this year, and come to India only in