Automobile
Big announcement by Karnataka CM regarding Tesla
Electric car maker Tesla will set up its manufacturing plant in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa confirmed on Saturday.
“American firm Tesla will set up the car-manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” Yediurappa was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Last month, Tesla registered its office in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, the hub of India’s tech industry.
Several reports in the previous months also claimed that Tesla will launch its research and development unit in India.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a tweet confirmed in December that in 2021 the company will launch its operations in India.
“Next year for sure,” Musk had replied last year in a Twitter post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: “India wants Tesla”.
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, said Tesla will begin its operations in India with sales and will later expand into assembly and manufacturing of electric cars, reports Mint.
The government by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to reduce India’s oil dependance and is encouraging investment in electric vehicles.
The Indian government plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities in the country in a bid to push investment, news agency Reuters reported last year.
Hyundai India launched the much-awaited Creta Knight Edition in the country at a starting price of Rs 13.51 lakh (ex-showroom, all-India). This new variant is available in both petrol and diesel engine options and can be had either with a manual or an automatic transmission unit. To read more about the Creta Knight Edition, click here. In addition to this, the company has also introduced a model-year update for the Hyundai Creta with new feature additions.
The 2022 Hyundai Creta is now available in a new Denim Blue colour option and the Highline TPMS is now standard across all variants. The SX (O) trim now also gets a glossy black centre console. Furthermore, the company will offer the iMT option on the 1.5-litre petrol ‘S’ variant to further expand choices for the customers. The new S+ variant powered by a 1.4-litre T-GDi petrol engine with 7DCT now gets an additional set of features, such as –
– Smart panoramic sunroof
– 16-inch black alloy wheels
– Smartphone wireless charger
– Rear Disc Brakes
– Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
– Vehicle Stability Management (VSM)
– Hill start assist control (HAC)
– Paddle shifters
– Metal pedals
– Electric and auto-folding ORVMs
– Power window auto up/down
Mechanically, the SUV continues to be powered by the existing petrol and diesel engine options.
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