No, Tesla Is Not Setting up an EV Manufacturing Plant in India - Just Yet!

Tesla is rumored to make its India debut very before long. The confirmation came from CEO Elon Musk and Indian transport minister Nitin Gadkari before last yr. Nosotros take also learned that Tesla registered its Republic of india entity in Bengaluru last month. And apart from the fans, information technology appears similar the Kerela government is actually excited nigh the EV maker's Republic of india launch.

Tesla Manufacturing Institute in Karnataka…What?

Well, over the weekend, the Internet was flooded with reports of Tesla's plan to gear up up an electric vehicle manufacturing institute in the state of Karnataka. Aye, the Karnataka government released a upkeep highlights document on Sunday. Information technology carried a statement from Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, which said that the American visitor "volition be opening an electrical car manufacturing unit" in the country.

This was puzzling for many as neither the official budget announcement included any mentions of Tesla nor did the visitor announce anything of this sort. Well, it seems like the government jumped the gun for political reasons. It wanted to highlight how Tesla'south manufacturing unit would exist the crown jewel of this administration. Merely, the statement is fake, as revealed by sources shut to the CM.

The Karnataka government and Tesla might have held talks about manufacturing or associates plans. But, as per reports, null has been written in ink nonetheless.

Karnataka Trying to Woo Tesla

And if y'all have been keeping tabs on the Tesla-India launch updates, then you know this is a second strike for the Karnataka authorities. CM BS Yediyurappa previously claimed on Twitter that the EV maker will prepare an R&D facility in Bengaluru. You tin can run into the screenshot of the tweet below. But, the tweet was quickly deleted as information technology was said to be a misunderstanding. The aforementioned is the case with the Tesla manufactory statement in the official upkeep highlights document.

tesla india launch tweet

And then yeah, Tesla electric cars are coming to India old in 2021. There is no official proclamation just however. Merely a tweet from Elon Musk in answer to a native fan lodge. The company is yet to decide whether information technology wants to set up a manufacturing (or an assembly) institute in the country. Karnataka and Maharashtra are the forerunners in this race. But, null has been set in stone notwithstanding. And so stay tuned for more data.