SUMMARY Tesla has reportedly announced that it will launch its first supercharging station in India next week, starting with Mumbai The new charging station will include four V4 supercharging stalls (DC fast chargers) and four destination charging stalls (AC chargers) Tesla said that this will be the first of the eight supercharging sites that were announced during the launch in Mumbai FOLLOW US last month. The company carried out the process of homologation for at least two of its electric car models in March this year, where the Indian arm of the electric vehicle maker, Tesla India Motor & Energy Pvt. Ltd., submitted two applications for homologation of the Model Y and Model 3 cars in India. Of these, only one was reportedly approved by concerned authorities. Following this, Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the potential for collaboration in technology and innovation. Reports also surfaced from earlier this year that the Centre is planning to ramp up its EV charging infrastructure across major public infrastructure, including at airports, highways, railways and ports, with a focus on battery-swapping services. Under the INR 10,900 Cr PM E-DRIVE scheme, INR 2,000 Cr has been allocated for setting up EV charging points and battery-swapping stations. So far, Maharashtra has more than 3,000 charging stations, making it the state to top the charging infra category, based on Inc42’s report . Meanwhile, aiming to boost the electric four wheelers in the country, the central government is also working towards building a super app for EV users, under the PM E-Drive scheme. India’s electric vehicle market is on an unprecedented growth trajectory, poised to become a $132 Bn industry by 2030, based on recent Inc42 data.