'Confident Tesla Will Be In India...': Elon Musk Meets PM In US, Says 'I Am A Fan Of Modi'

Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk said that he is planning to come to India next year and he is confident that Tesla will be in India soon.

Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first leg of his US visit and said that he is a fan of PM Modi. ( Image Source :ANI )

Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk said that he was planning to come to India next year and he also expressed confidence that Tesla will be in India soon. Calling his conversation with Prime Minister Modi excellent, Musk said that it is quite likely that there will be a significant investment in India.

"I am planning to visit India next year. I am confident that Tesla will be in India and we will do so as soon as humanly possible. I would like to thank PM Modi for his support and hopefully, we will be able to announce something in the future. It is quite likely there will be a significant investment in India. It was an excellent conversation with the Prime Minister," Musk said as quoted by the news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Twitter and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after meeting PM Modi in New York, says "I am planning to visit India next year. I am confident that Tesla will be in India and we will do so as soon as humanly possible. I would like to thank PM Modi for his support and hopefully, we… pic.twitter.com/JhuPXsSPD1

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2023

Musk, who met PM Modi during the first leg of his US visit, said that he is a fan of PM Modi. Musk also said that he is incredibly excited about the future of India. He heaped praises on PM Modi and said that Prime Minister really cares about India and he is pushing for investments in India.   

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, said "I'm incredibly excited about the future of India. India has more promise than any large country in the world. He (PM Modi) really cares about India as he's pushing us to make significant investments in India. I am a fan of Modi. It was a fantastic meeting and I like him quite a lot," as quoted by the news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, says "I'm incredibly excited about the future of India. India has more promise than any large country in the world. He (PM Modi) really cares about India as he's pushing us to make significant investments in India. I am a fan of Modi. It… pic.twitter.com/lfRNoUQy3R

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2023

Speaking on PM Modi's leadership role in making technology inclusive so that digital infrastructure can be created, he said, "I can say he really wants to do the right thing for India. He wants to be open, he wants to be supportive of new companies, obviously, but at the same time, make sure it accrues to India's advantage, which is obviously that's the job I'm saying. I am a fan of Modi," to ANI.

In response to PM Modi's tweet regarding his meeting with business leaders in the US, Musk tweeted, "It was an honor to meet again." "In the USA, I will also get the opportunity to meet business leaders, interact with the Indian community and meet thought leaders from different walks of life. We seek to deepen India-USA ties in key sectors like trade, commerce, innovation, technology and other such areas," tweeted PM Modi.

He also divulged plans to visit India anytime soon. On being questioned over did PM Modi extended an invitation to him, he said, "He did. And yes, I'm tentatively planning to visit India again next year. I'm looking forward."

Notably, this is the first meeting between PM Modi and Musk after he became the owner of Twitter. PM Modi earlier met Musk in 2015 during a visit to Tesla Motors factory in California.

"Well, I'm actually incredibly excited about the future of India. I think India has more promise than any large country in the world," told Musk to ANI. Speaking about the takeaways from the meeting, Musk said that PM Modi really cares about India because he is pushing them to make significant investments in India, which is something that they intend to do and are just trying to figure out the right timing.

Earlier, during an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Musk was asked if the automaker was interested in the Indian market. "Absolutely," he replied. He added that Tesla will likely finalise a location to set up its India factory by the end of this year. "It was a fantastic meeting with the Prime Minister and I like him quite a lot. He visited our Tesla Fremont Factory several years ago, and so we've now known each other for a while, said Musk after meeting PM Modi today.

Speaking about future plans and investment in India, he said, "Yeah, well, I think there's a tremendous amount of potential for all three pillars of the sustainable energy future. The three pillars are sustainable energy generation through solar and wind, primarily. And obviously, India is great for solar. And the amount of land area you actually need to generate enough electricity to power India is very small. I believe it'd be probably one or 2 per cent of the land area of India. So it's very doable. And then you need to pair that with stationary battery packs because the sun doesn't shine at night. And then you need electric vehicles, and then you have a sustainable energy future. And I think the interesting thing people will find is that this is a lower cost way to go as well."

Musk also said that he is looking forward to bringing Starlink to India as well. "The Starlink Internet, which I think can be incredibly helpful for sort of remote or rural villages where they perhaps either may have no access to the Internet or the Internet is very expensive and slow," he said.

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