Tesla opens shop at BKC; right city, right state: CM
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Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch.
"Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a vehicle for mobility in India. But it took 10 years for it to come to India. But we are very happy that finally you are here. They will have one of their best markets in India," Fadnavis said. He was accompanied by transport minister Pratap Sarnaik and transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar.
The CM said the state's EV policy encourages manufacturing of electric vehicles. He said Maharashtra's EV policy is the best in the country and offers incentives and improved e-charging infrastructure. Tesla is also expected to set up its own charging stations in the city. "On a single charge, you can travel over 500 km and this will reduce range anxiety," he added.
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But will Tesla be able to cater to bad road conditions and waterlogging in cities like Mumbai? A showroom executive said, "the car had good suspension and was adaptable to Mumbai roads" as test runs were undertaken for over a year.
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It also had a front bumper camera to provide visibility for blind spots.
Tesla announced that it will set up four charging stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. "These will come up in Lower Parel, BKC, Thane and Navi Mumbai, with 16 superchargers and 16 destination chargers. Each supercharger gives a range of 267 km for just 15-minute charging," said Tesla regional director Isabel Fan.
Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant told the state assembly on Tuesday that Tesla had chosen Maharashtra over other states in the country to set up its first showroom because it was a preferred destination for industry on the global map."They chose India and then Maharashtra. This once again proves that Maharashtra is the top choice," said Samant. He was replying to a debate on industry and Marathi language in the assembly.
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