Photo: Tesla Club India/Twitter
While Tesla and the Indian government are still discussing the possibility of lowering taxes on electric vehicle imports, the California-based manufacturer is aiming to enter the country's market. Now, Tesla’s electric compact SUV, Model Y, was recently spotted testing on the roads of India.
Until now, Tesla has tested only Model 3 in India. Traditionally, the company begins to enter a new market with this model, since it is the most affordable, and the delivery of Model X and S is complicated by the global shortage of parts. However, Giga Shanghai recently started producing Model Y for export, which no doubt influenced the company's policy. The first deliveries of the SUV began in South Korea and European countries, and the factory intends to continue to increase their number.
Since Tesla can now export Model Y from its factory in China, a few months after testing Model 3 in India, the company has begun testing Model Y. Tesla Club India/Twitter shared a video of the Deep Blue Metallic Model Y in India. The location where this footage was filmed remains unknown at this time, but Model 3 was always tested in the Pune area, near Mumbai.
After Model 3, Tesla India seems to have imported Model Y also for testing 😍.
— Tesla Club India® (@TeslaClubIN) August 16, 2021
Damn, this is exciting ⚡. Many would be happy to get a Y over 3.
🎥: IG @vithal__ via Motorbeam#TeslaIndia🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/0dUmALkO7f
An interesting observation is that it was Model Y with a steering wheel on the right side. Since there is currently no sale and delivery of such cars, this Model Y is definitely a sample delivered and tested by Tesla. Tentatively, the company only recently started production of the RHD Model Y. In June, it became known that Giga Shanghai began selling such vehicles in Hong Kong, the first market to supply Tesla's RHD crossover SUVs.
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Eva Fox
Eva Fox joined Tesmanian in 2019 to cover breaking news as an automotive journalist. The main topics that she covers are clean energy and electric vehicles. As a journalist, Eva is specialized in Tesla and topics related to the work and development of the company.
