Tesla India subsidiary set up in Bangalore Tuhin Guha Published: January 13, 2021, 07:26 AM IST Tesla, EV maker and the world's most valuable car company, has officially started its operations in India. The firm is based out of Bengaluru, and high ranking officials have said that the firm is also looking at setting up an R and D facility and eventually an assembly plant. Reports suggest that the Tesla's indian arm goes by the name of Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd. The firm has three directors, Vaibhav Taneja as chief accounting officer, entrepreneur Venkatrangam Sreeram and David Jon Feinstein, a technical recruiter from the US. The company was registered on January 8, 2021. This development comes after Nitin Gadkari, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highway and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises also confirmed that the firm was looking to make an India debut.