On the government resolve to increase electric vehicles, Gadkari said the country will have electric cars, buses and bikes ‘over the next six months’. Photo: MintMumbai: Iconic electric car maker Tesla is unlikely to open its base at the proposed JNPT SEZ, union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has indicated. When asked if the Elon Musk-promoted, the US-based Tesla is coming to the proposed SEZ at JNPT which is the country’s largest container port, Gadkari replied in the negative. According to reports, JNPT, which is building a Special Economic Zone in a 277-hectare plot, was pitching to get Tesla open a manufacturing facility at the proposed facility. Tesla has done advancements on power storage front which has also led it to launch some of the most sought after electric cars.

Source: Mint August 13, 2017 06:45 UTC