Tesla Charging Station In Mumbai: Weeks after entering the Indian market with an Experience Centre, Elon Musk's EV giant Tesla on Monday (August 4) launched
its first charging facility in India.
The charging facility is located in Mumbai where the company opened its first showroom or Experience Centre last month.
The Tesla charging station has been set up at One BKC in the Bandra-Kurla Complex. It features four V4 supercharging stalls (DC charging) and four destination charging stalls (AC charging).
The company said that it plans to set up three more such facilities, one each at Lower Parel, Thane and Navi Mumbai by the September quarter.
Tesla entered India last month (July 15) with the launch of its first Experience Centre or showroom in Mumbai. The company launched Model Y with price starting at Rs 59.89 lakh.
Earlier, Tesla had cited India's high import tariffs for the company not entering the country.
The company has said that it will be importing the Model Y as a completely built unit (CBU), from its Shanghai manufacturing facility in China.
The mid-sized electric SUV Model Y, which was once the world's best-selling car, will be offered in India in two variants -- rear-wheel drive with base price at Rs 59.89 lakh and long-range rear wheel drive at a base price of Rs 67.89 lakh.
The deliveries are slated to start in the third and fourth quarter of 2025, respectively, for the two variants.
Initially, registration and delivery will start in Delhi, Mumbai and Gurugram through Tesla Design Studio. Customers will be able to customise their Model Y exterior, interior and its features.
The rear-wheel drive variant has a range of 500 km while that of the long-range rear wheel drive is 622 km on a single charge.
The Model Y will compete with a range of electric luxury cars from German automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi.
