Elon Musk has fueled uncertainty about Tesla s India plans by recently prioritising an investor call over a visit to India, amid a period of declining global sales for the electric vehicle maker.
On the much anticipated electric vehicle (EV) major Tesla’s entry into India, Aghi, who was in India briefly to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit recently, said that there is no discussion on the same as Tesla is awaiting India’s EV policy and that the company's entry would involve a strong chip manufacturing ecosystem and not just a battery ecosystem. Edited excerpts:
This is among other measures proposed by the ministry of road transport and highways to encourage adoption of electric vehicles in India. In December last year, the Centre allowed the sale and registration of electric two-wheelers and three wheelers without batteries, in an attempt to bring down the cost of electric vehicles and boost the battery-swapping industry at the same time.