Tesla Inc has asked the PMO to slash import taxes on electric vehicles before it’s an entry.
Tesla wants to sell imported cars in India this year.
The company says taxes in the country are among the highest in the world.
A media report said Tesla executives took the company’s demands to PM Modi’s officials last month
Tesla said that India’s duty structure would not make its business in the country a “viable proposition”
Tesla has separately put in a request for a meeting between Elon Musk and PM Modi.
India levies an import duty of 60% on electric vehicles that cost $40,000 or less, and 100% on those priced over $40,000
