Indian automobile enthusiasts seemed overjoyed when Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the American electric vehicle, Tesla, would soon start operations in India. This came in after its CEO Elon Musk has been postponing its arrival with desis believing, ‘agley saal pakka’. Well, the good news is that Tesla has finally made it to India.
According to The Times Of India, it registered a company named Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited to an address in Lavelle Road, Bengaluru.
BREAKING : @Tesla has been incorporated in Karnataka, India on January 8, 2021 as "TESLA INDIA MOTORS AND ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED"🇮🇳.
Company also lists 3 Directors for India.It's happening!!
Welcome @elonmusk , we are waiting for official launch⚡#TeslaIndia🇮🇳 #TCIN pic.twitter.com/a5mMY5P84s
— Tesla Club India® #TeslaIndia🇮🇳 (@TeslaClubIN) January 12, 2021
As reported by Zee News, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa confirmed that Tesla is setting up its research and development (R&D) centre in Bengaluru in his now deleted tweet.
Why did this tweet got deleted, @BSYBJP ji??????😕 #TeslainIndia #Teslaindia pic.twitter.com/fgnHb0WaEq
— prasanna (@prasannaxd) January 12, 2021
“Karnataka will lead India`s journey towards Green Mobility. Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Tesla will soon start its operations in India with an R&D unit in Bengaluru. I welcome @elonmusk to India & Karnataka and wish him all the very best,” Yediyurappa had tweeted.
Obviously, Indians ki Khushi ka theekana nhi tha. Hence, they took to Twitter to give Tesla a memelicious welcome. Take a look:
Dear @elonmusk welcome to #India I did a small digital sketch to you 🇮🇳👍#Teslaindia pic.twitter.com/rgN4VdjpGX
— RJ Dheena (@dedeena) January 13, 2021
#Teslaindia wow great news.
Lol Can't wait for this moment with tesla pic.twitter.com/nnLOSGYPwC— Mukul (@maybeloquacious) January 13, 2021
@elonmusk in india be like.😂😂😜#Teslaindia #ElonMusk #India pic.twitter.com/t40gx6EJZp
— Vicky_Dp 🇮🇳🚩 (@vdukarepatil) January 13, 2021
#Teslaindia#Tesla registers itself as a company in #Bengaluru
Meanwhile indian tesla drivers after starting autodriving mode🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/lSxETJDmuq
— 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓟𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓵 (@_Dptweets7) January 13, 2021
People are excited for #Teslaindia #ElonMusk who's planning to open tesla call center in India pic.twitter.com/GVylMOI6sY
— Mukul (@maybeloquacious) January 13, 2021
#Tesla entering Indian auto market!
Suzuki be like: #Teslaindia pic.twitter.com/qnUmXm99Vl
— Anwar Shaikh (@iamandy1987) January 13, 2021
#Teslaindia
Soon#ElonMusk: pic.twitter.com/FaGvfnDSkb— Pooja Mourya (@PoojaMourya01) January 12, 2021
Welcome to India #Teslaindia.
Indian twitter : pic.twitter.com/5tM5z4k6A9— 𝚅𝚒𝚔𝚊𝚜 𝙿𝚛𝚊𝚓𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒 (@ivikasp) January 12, 2021
#Teslaindia come to bangalore new register company
Le indian car company ~ pic.twitter.com/gJ5d9pZJrt
— Ajay uikey (@Ajayuik08520982) January 13, 2021
* #Teslaindia Motors and Energy Private Ltd officially incorporates itself in Bengaluru *
Meanwhile Suzuki : pic.twitter.com/8vS9Izj6Nt
— Gagan🇮🇳 (@1No_aalsi) January 12, 2021
Tesla enters India, registers itself
as a company in Bengaluru #Teslaindia
Meanwhile Elon : pic.twitter.com/UEOxJKGeAu— Rehaan 🔰 (@sarcastiqlonda) January 13, 2021
#Teslaindia
elon musk after seeing the condition of indian roads : pic.twitter.com/X9EpKUSkFp— Tushar Patel (@tusharrrpatel) January 12, 2021
In that case @rapidobikeapp be like #Rapido #Teslaindia https://t.co/uhhrIqIPbD pic.twitter.com/nge7Mj4fjv
— Uncle scrooge (@gyaanibaklol) January 13, 2021
Apparently, Tesla is also in touch with other state governments like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh to start its operations. Amid the several promising desi electric vehicle companies mushrooming in India, let’s see how things unfold for this US brand.