Tesla will set up an electric vehicle manufacturing unit in Karnataka, India The News Minute reports. The Prime Minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa, confirmed this on Saturday and noted that it is part of the list of benefits promised to Karnataka in the Union budget.
“The US firm Tesla will open an electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” said Yediyurappa.
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The statement was part of the list of benefits promised to Karnataka in the Union budget.#TeslaIndia🇮🇳 #TCINhttps://t.co/yApnRORfeJ
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When Tesla registered its subsidiary, Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited, and listed three directors last month, Yediyurappa tweeted that Tesla would open a research and development unit in Bengaluru, but removed the tweet quickly, the article reads.
Additional Secretary-General of Trade and Industry in Karnataka, Gaurav Gupta, tells THM that the time frame and the way Tesla will operate in India has not yet been determined. Gupta also said Tesla’s announcement followed months of communication between the two. Tesla has been in contact with five state governments in India, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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