India has asked Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. to share detailed manufacturing plans before the carmaker¡¯s demands for lower taxes on electric vehicles are considered, said a Bloomberg report.?
Earlier this month, the ministries of heavy industries and finance sought the details from?Tesla?even as the government examines billionaire Elon Musk¡¯s demand for lower taxes on EVs in Asia¡¯s third-largest economy. The information was revealed by a person who wished to remain anonymous due to the private nature of the matter.
The departments have also asked Tesla for its thoughts on importing fully built cars versus so-called knocked-down units or partially built vehicles, which attract a lower import levy.
Tesla didn¡¯t respond to requests for comment. Representatives from India¡¯s Ministry of Heavy Industries and the nation¡¯s Ministry of Finance couldn¡¯t immediately be reached for comment.
Tesla wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s government in July asking for the import duty on electric cars to be reduced to 40% from the current 60% to 100%. The company also asked for the 10% social welfare surcharge -- which is levied on all imported cars and helps fund health and education programs -- to be scrapped.