This is a user generated content for MyStory, a YourStory initiative to enable its community to contribute and have their voices heard. The views and writings here reflect that of the author and not of YourStory.

Elon Musk wants to bring Tesla to India this year

Harish Vadde 13 Stories

Saturday March 16, 2019 , 2 min Read

After the launch of the much awaited Tesla Model Y, Elon Musk took to Twitter to reply to fans as usual and in an interaction with one of them - he tweeted saying "Would love to be there this year. If not, definitely next! 💛 India 💛"

Would love to be there this year. If not, definitely next! 💛 India 💛
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2019

This tweet comes close to 4 months after, the CEO of Tesla, Musk tweeted about the company’s long-term vision for expanding beyond its current biggest markets.

Hopefully, partial presence in India, Africa & South America end of next year, with broader expansion in 2020
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2018

Also Read: Tesla acquires Maxwell in $218M all-stock deal. What does this mean for Elon Musk's EV company?

Earlier this month, The Union Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, come forward with a planned electric vehicle (EV) strategy to get India EV-ready by 2024, and localise EV production to become a world leader in the sustainable mobility space. This also includes setting up a National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage to bring clean and connected technologies that can usher in an era of shared and sustainable EV infrastructure in the country.

It would be interesting to see if the government would ease regulations to help Tesla set up shop in India.

Also Read:

Why Elon Musk reminded the world about Tesla's patents being available for good use

Tesla owners will soon be able to summon their cars “across the continent”, says Elon Musk