Tesla Model 3 Spotted in India Once Again
Aug. 21, 2021After getting spotted in Pune a couple of months back, two Tesla Model 3 cars have now again made an appearance on roads in India. Believed to have been spotted in a parking lot on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the electric cars were wrapped in camouflage for early testing ahead of its India launch.
The spotted Tesla Model 3 cars have the number plates MH 14 TCL 226 and MH 14 TCL 337 respectively. Looking at the Model 3 images, one of the units seems to be a bit raised than the other. Although highly likely, itisn’t conclusive evidence to assume that Tesla will improve the ground clearance of the car for Indian roads.
Considering the fact that Tesla doesn’t have a manufacturing plant in India, the price of the Tesla Model 3 is undoubtedly going to be expensive. However, the government is trying to lure the automaker bypromising production costs lower than China. Moreover, recent reports suggest that the country may end upslashing import duties on electric carsby up to 40 percent to attract foreign manufacturers.
Tesla’s highly-anticipated entry to India comes at a time when the two-wheeler EV market is also picking up its pace. Other than Ather Energy, new players have entered the segment, including Simple Energy andOla Electric with its S1 and S1 Pro. From the looks of it, the coming years will likely shape the EV landscape in India.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
