Tesla In India

Indian states are inviting Tesla's component suppliers to lure the EV maker

States like Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are competing to attract Tesla's component suppliers, hoping that a robust local supply chain will convince the EV maker to establish operations in their regions

'Tesla's loss, not India's': Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Tesla's pullback

Elon Musk's Tesla has not responded to inquiries from officials in New Delhi and is no longer expected to invest in India

Tesla scouts for 1st India showroom locations; plans to begin sales in 2024

It wants to begin with a showroom of 3,000 to 5,000 square feet (280-465 square metres) as well as a service hub in each city, said one of the people familiar with the plans

Tesla & Reliance may join hands for EV manufacturing plant in India: Report

Tesla has earmarked $2 billion for its forthcoming endeavours in India and has been scouting various locations, including Gujarat and Maharashtra, as potential sites for the plant

Govt asks Tesla to lay down investment plans for EV plant in India

Vietnamese automaker VinFast recently broke ground on an EV manufacturing facility in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu

Why has Tesla stock tanked over 33% in 3 months? Here are 4 key reasons

Even before the sales numbers were unveiled, traders were aggressively selling off Tesla stock. The sell-off was attributed by analysts to a cooling-off in the electric vehicle (EV) market

Govt's big bet on Musk's Tesla 'gigafactories' in India might just work

On March 15, the government announced a new scheme to promote investment in EVs

India will not tailor its policies to suit US EV maker Tesla: Piyush Goyal

India will not tailor its policies to suit US EV maker Tesla, and its laws and tariff rules will be formulated to attract all-electric vehicle manufacturers from across the world to set up a base in the world's fastest-growing economy, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. Tesla has been seeking an initial tariff concession that would allow it to offset 70 per cent customs duty for cars priced less than USD 40,000, and 100 per cent for cars of higher value. In an interview with PTI, Goyal said the government recognises the need for a vibrant EV ecosystem as greater use of battery-run vehicles will cut carbon emissions as well as the staggering oil import bill. But for this, it will not tailor policies that suit any one company and would rather frame ones that will encourage all-electric vehicle manufacturers from across the world to set up shop in India, he said. "We are working on several initiatives where we are having inter-ministerial (consultations) and a dialogue

Tesla planning to bring in smaller batteries for its India car: Report

These smaller batteries are already being used by the company in China and could be key for Tesla to reduce the cost of the car it has proposed to bring to India

Tesla buys land for Shanghai battery factory, to make 10K units anually

The Shanghai location is Tesla's second dedicated Megapack factory, following the Lathrop plant in California. Its EV facility in Nevada can also make the Megapack

India cautious as Tesla yet to share electric vehicle launch pricing

The Texas-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has not disclosed pricing details for the introduction of its cars in the Indian market

Tesla may invest $2 billion for manufacturing in India but with conditions

Tesla is also likely to commit 20% localisation in its Made in India cars in the first two years and it may increase to 40% in four years

'No special policy for Tesla, can seek incentives under existing schemes'

The government so far is not looking to frame a separate policy for providing incentives to US-based electric car maker Tesla, and the company can apply to avail support measures under existing schemes like PLI for auto and advanced chemistry cells, a government official has said. The government has already rolled out the production-linked incentives schemes (PLI) for advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery storage with an outlay of Rs 18,100 crore and Rs 26,058 crore PLI scheme for auto, auto-components and drone industries. "We have told Tesla that the policies, which are already there for all, they can also apply under that PLI. They are welcome. Generally, the policy will be the same for all. For a single company, the government may not like to make separate policies. So far, there is no plan to give special treatment," the official said. Representatives of Tesla's biggest supplier of batteries Panasonic have met "us and they have stated that they want to make batteries. We have .

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Tesla can have significant impact on India's EV mkt: NITI's Randheer Singh

In a conversation with Ruchika Chitravanshi, Singh, whose stint at the think tank ended on Friday, says the EV segment in India is seeing interest from global players such as Tesla

Centre unlikely to offer import duty concessions to Tesla: Report

The present customs duty regime in India does not distinguish between electric cars and those that run on hydrocarbons and imposes high duties

Tesla's former India policy chief to join e-scooter start-up Ather

Manuj Khurana, who quit his post as Tesla's local head of policy and business development in June, will start next week at Ather Energy

Tesla India policy exec quits after company puts entry plan on hold: Report

Manuj Khurana, policy and business development executive at Tesla in India, was hired in March 2021 and played a key role in forming a domestic market-entry plan for the US carmaker in the country

No Tesla plant in India unless allowed to sell, service imported cars: Musk

In 2020, Elon Musk had announced plans to open the production of Tesla electric vehicles in India.