Elon Musk is coming to India. He is assembly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and is more likely to announce the entry of Tesla into the Indian market. The timing of this go to is fascinating. Tesla was the world’s largest vendor of electrical autos or EVs – however it misplaced that title to China’s BYD Auto final yr. Also, most of the EV markets in the West — in North America and Europe – are in a slowdown. In China, Tesla has been dropping floor to native rivals. But India, on the different hand, is seeking to broaden its EV density in an enormous manner – it unveiled a brand new EV coverage in March that’s seen by many as tweaked to make the nation extra engaging for Tesla.
What is the agenda of Musk’s go to in the context of EVs? Is the worth acutely aware Indian market prepared for the sort of costly EVs that Musk sells? If Tesla is allowed to promote imported vehicles, what occurs to ‘Make in India’ and know-how switch to native producers?
Guest: Randheer Singh, CEO and Founder of ForeSee Advisors, an electrical mobility and battery storage consulting agency, and a former director of e-mobility at NITI Aayog.
Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu.
Edited by Jude Francis Weston
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