Previously Tesla was in the news as they had delayed their plans for India operations due to heavy taxation and poor road conditions that would require . In this article, we discuss what Mr. Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport & Highways had to say regarding Tesla coming to India.
Tesla coming to India
During a conversation related to Tesla cars coming to India between Rahul Kanwal and Union Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport & Highways at India Today Conclave 2021, the minister was asked that Tesla had been in the news, Tesla officials were in Delhi and if Mr. Gadkari had driven the Tesla car. He was also asked when Tesla cars will come to India officially and if it will be expensive but for those who can afford it -when can they buy it?
To all these questions, Mr. Gadkari replied Tesla will be affordable and will be priced around Rs 35 lakh. Tesla won’t be expensive if the car is made here. He said, Indian vendors are very capable of supplying materials to Tesla for manufacturing their cars in India. He also said that he was against Tesla manufacturing cars in China and then selling those cars in India. He said that Tesla is welcomed in India to start manufacturing cars in India, help Indian vendors and grow mutually plus sell those cars in India, export cars from India and the Indian Government is ready to help.
Mr. Gadkari said that the Indian automobile market is huge and there is a great demand for vehicles. India has been known for two things its population and its appetite for buying vehicles. Be it any kind of vehicle: two-wheeler, three-wheeler, or four-wheeler. There are instances of a family with three people having four vehicles.
Parking Problems in Delhi
He also made a sarcastic remark about the parking space shortage in Delhi that people don’t park their car, they treat the roads as parking spots and leave their car on the road itself. He said it’s different in Mumbai where people over there have proper parking spots and park their cars over there.
Mr. Gadkari said that Tesla has already started their marketing process and will come to India. He also said that another American brand has also started planning cars in India. He did not disclose the name of the brand. He said he was happy with Tesla cars and found them to be a light, beautiful, and technologically advanced car. He also praised Tata Motors for manufacturing electric vehicles. He also mentioned other brands like Land Rover, Toyota, BMW, and Mercedes are working on electric vehicles too.
He also praised Bhavish Aggarwal for Ola electric scooter for being overbooked. He encouraged new talent who could make electric vehicles that would compete and even outshine Tesla cars.
Alternate Fuel is the Solution
While in conversation, Mr. Gadkari also said that within next year he would be able to buy an electric vehicle and save some money for himself. He said that slowly import of petrol and diesel needs to stop to reduce pollution. We should adopt alternative fuels such as CNG, biofuel, ethanol, methanol, electric, and biodiesel if required LNG and LPG will be used.
Delhi is one of the most polluted cities and we are spending around 50 percent of medical expenses are related to air pollution and water pollution. It’s time to adopt alternate fuel and green hydrogen is the next big thing. India will soon be the largest supplier of green hydrogen and won’t bow to people who dictate prices over crude oil.
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