Offer import duty sops to EV makers, Aaditya Thackeray urges FM
Elon Musk, who has been unable to convince the Indian government to lower import duties on electric vehicles, has found an unexpected ally in Aaditya Thackeray, Maharashtra’s tourism and environment minister.
On Wednesday night, Thackeray announced on Twitter that he had written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman with a list of recommendations for India’s EV sector, including lowering import duties for all electric car makers for a certain period.
“Pioneering companies like Tesla, Rivian, Audi, BMW among many others must be given a time-bound concessionary customs rate for the import of vehicles for retail sale. This will drive [their] aspiration value in the market, boost investment in our supply chain and encourage the startup ecosystem to follow the lead of such companies,” Thackeray wrote.
