In Pics: As Tesla gears up to enter India, BJP shares PM Narendra Modi's meet with Elon Musk in 2015
PM Narendra Modi with Tesla CEO Elon Musk
As Tesla gears up to enter India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shared a picture where Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2015 in California's San Jose in the US. Taking to a post on photo and video sharing social networking site, Instagram, the BJP said, "Replug: PM @narendramodi interacting with the CEO of Tesla in San Jose in 2015." Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the company's plans to enter the Indian market, within days of the electric vehicle maker registering its arm in the country. "As promised," Musk tweeted in response to a thread linked to a blog that analysed how India could still be a market to be developed for Tesla cars despite its high prices.
Tesla to enter India
Earlier this week, it emerged that US electric car maker Tesla has registered its Indian arm amid indications that the company is set to enter the country's automobile market. According to a regulatory filing, the firm has registered Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd with Registrar of Companies (RoC) Bangalore.