Recently, a question has been made by a Twitter user Pranay Pathole. He, in a tweet asks, “Yo @elonmusk any further update as to when Tesla’s will launch in India? They’re pretty awesome and deserve to be in every corner of the world! ”
Tesla CEO and founder, Elon Musk responds him by stating that Tesla is facing challenges with the Indian Government. He tweets,” Still working through a lot of challenges with the government”.
Still working through a lot of challenges with the government
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 12, 2022
Musk says that his company Tesla is facing problems because of imposition of heavy import tariffs on electric vehicles by the Indian government. It levies 60% import taxes on EVs below the custom value of $40000 while for EVs above $40000, the import taxes are 100%.Usually all the Tesla cars are above $40000, important tariffs of 100% are being levied on its vehicles.
Musk asks the government to regulate the import duties. He has also urged for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Musk says that if the desired changes are made in the import duties, India’s EV market would be boosted.
Government has approved around 7 Tesla models last year in 2021. Rail and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has assured Tesla all the tax benefits from the government if Tesla starts its manufacturing in the country.
