India EV policy meeting welcomes Tesla advisor, days before Musk’s visit to India

An adviser for electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla attended a stakeholders' meeting on India's new Electric Vehicles policy on Thursday, citing sources The Telegraph reported. 

The meeting comes at the moment when Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is soon to visit India.

"The purpose of the stakeholder consultation meeting was to gather feedback for the guidelines that will be developed for the new policy on EV production. The Asia Group (TAG), Tesla's adviser, was in attendance. VinFast, a Vietnamese producer of electric vehicles, attended the conference as well,” according to a senior official.

Attending the conference were representatives from every major Indian manufacturer, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra, Kia, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, and Renault. Additionally, rumours said that officials from the luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi were there.

Musk is anticipated to visit India during the week starting on April 22.

According to the report, during the meeting, representatives from the Heavy Industries Ministry gave a presentation about the new EV policy.

The majority of the participants aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the policy's specifics. He went on to say that it was more of a consultation than a commitment to make future investments.