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Tesla’s demand for a lowering in tariffs on imported electric vehicles has provoked a response from several other CEOs. Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder, and CEO of Ola Cabs remarked on Tuesday that he “strongly disagrees” if the government lowers the tariff on imported electric vehicles. After reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc had requested a lower tariff on imported EVs, Aggarwal’s tweets went viral on the microblogging platform Twitter.
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In support of Tesla’s request for lower tariffs on imported electric vehicles, Seob Kim, CEO, and CEO, Hyundai Motor India stated, “We have heard that Tesla is seeking some duty cut on imports of CBUs. So that would be very helpful for the OEMs to reach some economy of scale in this very price competitive segment.” Lower duties in India, according to Hyundai Motor India’s MD, will assist “expand the EV market.” However, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal appears to “strongly disagree” with Kim�
Luxury car companies go electric hand in hand
Synopsis
There are about 1,800 charging stations in India, and the count is likely to grow multifold in the coming three years, say industry players.
Arch-rivals of yore are now frenemies in India. Welcome Audi E-Tron to our electric car company, Mercedes-Benz India tweeted on Thursday.
Such bonhomie is rare between Mercedes-Benz and Audi. In the Indian automobile industry, it is viewed as a significant change of stance by the two German luxury-car makers, as they bend backwards to entice customers to buy electric vehicles (EVs) in a country that is at an initial stage of putting up