The Union Minister for roads and highways, Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he has asked Elon Musk-run Tesla to come and manufacture electric vehicles in the country and the government will extend all support needed for the manufacturing facility.

Addressing the 'India Today Conclave-2021', Union Minister said: "I have told Tesla that do not sell electric cars manufactured in China, in India. You should manufacture electric cars in our country, and also export cars from India".

The government may mull lowering import duty along with offering other incentives to Tesla but for that the electric vehicles major would have to invest in setting up a manufacturing facility in the country. at present, India levies 100 per cent tax on the imported cars of price more than Rs 30 lakh inclusive of insurance and shipping expenses, and cars less than USD 40,000 are subject to 60 per cent import tax.

Musk of late said that he wants to launch cars in India, but the country's import duties on EVs are "highest in the world by far". "We want to do so, but import duties are the highest in the world by far of any large country!" he had posted on Twitter.

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