With an annual capacity to produce as many as 500,000 electric vehicles, the prices for the EVs would start from 2 million rupees ($24,400.66), according to a TOI report.
In May, Musk said that Tesla would probably pick a location for a new factory by the end of this year, adding India was an interesting place for a new plant.
The govt has said it is keen for Tesla to make cars in the country, but appears to be using their interest to try and gain benefits for the nascent local electric car industry.
Tesla has had its vehicles certified as being roadworthy in India and received approval to make or import four models to the country, a posting on the road ministry's website states.
CEO Elon Musk had all but confirmed Tesla would enter India in January after months of speculation. Now, the electric vehicles maker is recruiting for its sales, marketing & HR depts.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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