Since it was announced that he is setting up shop in India, Elon Musk has captured India’s imagination. And then, when he surpassed Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world, he really had everyone’s attention. Obviously then, the news that Musk's company Tesla would be setting up shop in India gained a lot of traction. And now that Tesla India is company incorporated in Bangalore, Twitter was abuzz with memes relating to #TeslaIndia
The unofficial Tesla India club announced that the company was now incorporated in India and also listed the names of the directors of the company. This news was reported by various publications.
There were memes to be made.
People are excited about a global giant such as Tesla coming to India for a variety of reasons.
People also expect that Tesla will bring jobs to India.
Apart from Model X, Tesla’s mid-sized electric SUV offering, people are also looking forward to its autopilot driving assistance system.
People had their own ideas about how this would work in India.
Given the chaotic traffic in India, one really wonders how and if autopilot would work at all.
They thought Tesla’s entry into Indian markets would make no difference to other car manufacturers.
….It would?
What about power outages, the tweeple wanted to know. Would power banks work to power electric vehicles in the event of those?
How will Tesla vehicles deal with the crazy Indian traffic?
One wonders how Tesla cars will work on Indian roads – not just congestion but also broken surfaces, narrow roads etc.
Dealing with Indian roads is a true test for the toughness and build quality of any car.
Dealing with Indian roads and traffic is tough for anyone.
Perhaps we can expect graffiti such as this to festoon Tesla cars as well, remarked some of the tweeple.
Tesla is one of those highly coveted international car brands. Will there be Punjabi songs made about this as well? There were many more #TeslaIndia memes to be seen.
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