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Five per cent someone: What kind of ride is Tesla likely to have in India

Initially, Elon Musk's Tesla will address only 5-6% of India's light vehicles market. What kind of ride is it likely to have?

Tesla chief Elon Musk (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously met in June last year in New York | PHOTO: PTI FILE
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Tesla chief Elon Musk (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously met in June last year in New York | PHOTO: PTI FILE

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
If any social media post can convert a buzz into reality, it is what Elon Musk said on X on Thursday.
 
“Looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister @NarendraModi in India!,” the boss of Tesla, Inc, the world’s premier electric carmaker, said on the microblogging platform he owns. News agency Reuters, quoting sources, said Musk would meet Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on April 22.

Looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister @NarendraModi in India!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2024

 
This has heightened the expectation that Musk could announce