Tesla the leading
electric car manufacturer hints at India launch this summer. It might launch
its first electric car model in India this summer. The company’s CEO Elon Musk replied to a question asked
by an Indian on launching of Tesla in India on Twitter.
This could be alarming news for existing car manufacturer in
India, both foreign and domestic. They have to put extra effort to produce
electric cars to compete with Tesla. Price of the Tesla model will play
important role because in India mid range categories cars are sold mostly.
Tesla Model 3
Tesla might come with Model
3 in India. Tesla has already allowed Indian consumers to pre-book the Tesla Model 3 which comes at a starting
price of $35,000 approx 23lakh in Indian currencies but this may not be the
final price of the Model 3 as the Indian edition might add or delete some
features according to market demand.
Model 3 is the most affordable car of Tesla. It is a five seater
sedan which can run up to 345Km on single charge and attain the speed of 100Km in
just 6 seconds. It has lithium ion battery with supercharging feature and
compact with the most sophisticated feature in automobile yet the Autopilot Hardware.
Charging problem in India
Musk has already confirmed that consumer have no problems of
charging the car as the Indian edition will come with an India-specific
supercharger network.
Supercharger can
charge the Tesla cars from 0 to 100 percent in just 75 minutes and are
currently offered free of cost to Tesla car owners. But it is unclear whether
it will be free in India or not. Tesla is also planning to open batteries
manufacturing plant in India due to high demand of their batteries.
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