Now, Karnataka invites Elon Musk to set up a Tesla plant
New Delhi: Joining a list of Indian states wooing Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk to set up a manufacturing unit, Karnataka projected itself as the “electric vehicle (EV) hub” of India. Over the weekend, several states like Telangana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have invited Musk to set up shop.
“With over 400 R&D centres, 45+ EV startups & an EV cluster near Bengaluru, Karnataka has emerged as EV hub of India. Mr @elonmusk, Karnataka would be an ideal destination to set up @Tesla plant. Bengaluru is already Tesla’s maiden address in India,” Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium-scale Industries Murugesh R Nirani tweeted.
