23-10-2020

The Maharashtra government is in talks with the American electric vehicle giant Tesla to invite them to invest in the state, a state minister said in a tweet.

According to a tweet by Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, he and the state industries minister Subhash Desai held a video call with the Tesla team here on Thursday to discuss potential investment in the state. Thackeray tweeted, "This evening I had the opportunity to participate in a video call by industries minister @Subhash Desai ji with Tesla team to invite them to Maharashtra. I was present not just because of investment but my firm belief in electric mobility and sustainability."

He further reinstated that electric mobility is the way forward and the state government is firmly committed to policy building and changes for sustainable development so that EVs can become mainstream. �Tesla has shown initial interest to invest in a research and innovation centre in Karnataka and the talks are at a preliminary stage,� the report quoted one of the sources as saying.

These developments come on the heels of a tweet by the company's CEO Elon Musk earlier this month where he revealed that the process to bring Tesla cars to India will begin in January 2021.