Elon Musk to drive Tesla into India soon, plans to visit country next year

American entrepreneur Elon Musk is planning to visit India next year, after receiving an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explore opportunities in the country for investments in electric mobility and the commercial space sector.

Following his meeting in New York with the prime minister, who is on a three-day state visit to the US, the Tesla Motors CEO said the company would set up shop in India “as soon as humanly possible”.

Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Musk said: “We do not want to jump the gun on an announcement but I think it is quite likely that it will be a significant investment in our relationship with India.”