Elon Musk flags ‘lot of challenges’ for Tesla’s drive into India

Getting a foothold in India for his Tesla is not going to be easy for Elon Musk. “Still working through a lot of challenges with the government,” the billionaire said in a Twitter post, replying to a user who wanted to know if there was any update on Tesla’s launch in the country.

Musk has been pushing for his cars in India since 2019. Talks between the American electric-vehicle pioneer and Centre have led to an impasse over a local factory and the country’s import duties of as much as 100%.

Musk last month had tweeted that import duties in India are among the highest in the world and the nation treats clean energy vehicles the same as petrol, which isn’t consistent with its climate goals.