The Karnataka Government is willing to go to “any extent” to accommodate Elon Musk and his future plans to start Tesla’s electric car production activities in India, said C.N Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Science and Technology, Higher Education & Information Technology, Biotechnology.
The Minister told The Hindu: “Whenever Mr. Musk is ready to set up a manufacturing facility in India, Karnataka will be happy and keen to offer him our fullest cooperation and support.’‘ The Minister further said, Bengaluru already has Tesla, the EV major’s maiden address in the country, with it setting up a research and development facility here, in January last year.
Tesla had earlier requested the Union Government to withdraw the social welfare surcharge of 10% on electric cars, seeking a cut in import duty.Mr. Musk also put out tweets suggesting taxation changes to clear Tesla’s import way to India. Tesla chief had tweeted that he was still working through a lot of challenges with the Government for setting up manufacturing unit for his Tesla electric cars in India.
