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GH News August 04, 2025 06:06 PM

Global electric vehicle giant Tesla on Monday inaugurated its first charging facility in India just weeks after marking its entry into the market with an Experience Centre in Mumbai.
It is located at One BKC in the Bandra-Kurla Complex the station includes four V4 supercharging stalls (DC charging) and four destination charging stalls (AC charging) the company said.
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The company said it plans to set up three more such facilities one each at Lower Parel Thane and Navi Mumbai by the September quarter.
Tesla made its much-awaited entry into India on July 15 with the launch of its Model Y with price starting at Rs 59.89 lakh while opening its first experience centre here.
Tesla led by American tech billionaire Elon Musk who had in the past cited Indias high import tariffs for the company not entering the country earlier will be importing the Model Y as a completely built unit (CBU) from its Shanghai manufacturing facility in China.
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The mid-sized electric SUV Model Y which was once the worlds best-selling car will be offered in India in two variants rear-wheel drive with base price at Rs 59.89 lakh and long-range rear wheel drive at a base price of Rs 67.89 lakh.
The deliveries are slated to start in the third and fourth quarter of 2025 respectively for the two variants.
The Tesla Supercharging Stalls offer a peak charging speed of 250 kW starting at Rs 24/kW and destination chargers providing 11kW at Rs 14/kW the company said.
Tesla faces a competition in the EV market in India with several established and emerging players. Their competitors are Tata Motors Mahindra & Mahindra MG Motor India and BYD. More charging stations can attract more customers and give tough competition to other competitors in India.
(With Inputs From PTI)