In October, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had suggested that the company will come to India in 2021 while responding to a tweet from India. (Image: AP)Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Monday told The Indian Express Idea Exchange programme that US clean energy and electric vehicle company Tesla will “start operations” in India in early 2021. He said Tesla will start operations first with sales and then maybe look at assembly and manufacturing based on the response to the cars. In October, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had suggested that the company will come to India in 2021 while responding to a tweet from India. “Next year for sure,” Musk had replied when a handle called Tesla Club India checked with him about the company’s progress in India.

Source: Indian Express December 28, 2020 08:37 UTC