Tesla makes India debut; netizens welcome Elon Musk with memes and jokes

US electric car manufacturer Tesla is all set to make its India debut with an R&D unit alrey set up in Karnataka's Bengaluru city. Ever since news broke out, Tesla surged to top trend in India as people on social media welcomed electric vehicle giant with open arms. Earlier, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa posted, and n deleted, a tweet welcoming Elon Musk to India as he wished him "all very best". 

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Netizens took opportunity to flood internet with memes and jokes related to Tesla's India entry. While many car enthusiasts were happy about news, some even mocked India's poor infrastructure, such as b ros and almost zero visibility of car chargers, as y remained pessimistic about prospect of green transportation in country.

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Tesla's India entry was due this year

Elon Musk-owned company has registered its Indian subsidiary Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited in Bengaluru on January 8. Tesla's India entry was due this year as Musk h informally anunced on Twitter while replying to a user's query. Earlier, Union Minister for Ro Transport and Highways Nitin Gkari h also confirmed that Tesla will start its operations in India in 2021. According to reports, company is also in talks with or states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nu, Gujarat, and Andhra Presh to set-up Tesla plant. 

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Meanwhile, Elon Musk recently became world's richest person thanks to his electric car company Tesla. Musk dethroned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from top spot as his car company reported $42 billion of gains in share market. 

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