Published 14:22 IST, January 13th 2021
Tesla makes India debut; netizens welcome Elon Musk with memes and jokes
The Elon Musk-owned company has registered its Indian subsidiary Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited in Bengaluru on January 8.
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US electric car manufacturer Tesla is all set to make its India debut with an R&D unit already set up in Karnataka's Bengaluru city. Ever since the news broke out, Tesla surged to the top trend in India as people on social media welcomed the electric vehicle giant with open arms. Earlier, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa posted, and then deleted, a tweet welcoming Elon Musk to India as he wished him "all the very best".
Netizens took the opportunity to flood the internet with memes and jokes related to Tesla's India entry. While many car enthusiasts were happy about the news, some even mocked India's poor infrastructure, such as bad roads and almost zero visibility of car chargers, as they remained pessimistic about the prospect of green transportation in the country.
Welcome to India #Teslaindia.
— 𝚅𝚒𝚔𝚊𝚜 𝙿𝚛𝚊𝚓𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒 (@ivikasp) January 12, 2021
Indian twitter : pic.twitter.com/5tM5z4k6A9
Next year you can spot a Tesla in these images of Saki Naka Jn and Silk board #Teslaindia pic.twitter.com/HAdFq66KqE
— Hitesh (@Hiteshsaini7990) January 12, 2021
#Teslaindia
— Tushar Patel (@tusharrrpatel) January 12, 2021
elon musk after seeing the condition of indian roads : pic.twitter.com/X9EpKUSkFp
#Teslaindia come to bangalore new register company
— Ajay uikey (@Ajayuik08520982) January 13, 2021
Le indian car company ~ pic.twitter.com/gJ5d9pZJrt
#ElonMusk after reviewing the Road conditions and Traffic in #India, has decide to only launch 2 variants of #Tesla in India. #Teslaindia #WelcomeToIndia @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/UAZtb73tbi
— World of Polls (@worldofpollls) January 12, 2021
#Tesla autopilot after one ride in India.#Teslaindia pic.twitter.com/34osPkAO61
— Anubhav Chauhan (@ascmkk) January 12, 2021
Tesla's India entry was due this year
The 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 had informally announced on Twitter while replying to a user's query. Earlier, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari had also confirmed that Tesla will start its operations in India in 2021. According to reports, the company is also in talks with other states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh to set-up the Tesla plant.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk recently became the world's richest person thanks to his electric car company Tesla. Musk dethroned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from the top spot as his car company reported $42 billion of gains in the share market.
14:24 IST, January 13th 2021