Tesla opens new Delhi showroom, brings Model Y to NCR roads

New Delhi: Tesla have opened their second showroom in India, with their latest customer touchpoint being in the capital city of Delhi. Coming in Gurugram, it is at the Aerocity’s Worldmark 3 complex. Tesla have been teasing their arrival in Delhi for a while now.

Initially, the global electric vehicle giant were open for registration in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Delhi, though now their website shows buyers can register from any state. However, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Gurgaon registration still gets priority.  

The brand is entering the Indian market with their best-selling SUV Model Y. In Delhi, the pricing of the Model Y rear-wheel drive (RWD) would be around Rs 61.06 lakh, which has a claimed range of 500 km. The long-range RWD is priced at Rs 69.14 lakh and has a claimed range of 622 km. Both cars have a top speed of 201 kph. 

Delhi will also become the second metropolitan region after Mumbai, where Tesla is planning to install charging infrastructure. The company has planned to install four charging stations, Saket and Aerocity in Delhi, Golf Course Road in Gurgaon and one location in Noida as well. According to Isabel Fan, senior regional director of Tesla, these four charging stations should have 16 superchargers and 15 destination chargers.

For their second showroom, Tesla have rented 8,200 sq ft of commercial space in Delhi’s Aerocity with a starting rent of Rs 17.22 lakh per month, according to real estate researchers CRE Matrix. Further, the Elon Musk-led brand has leased the space for 9 years, and the rentals will increase by 15 per cent every 36 months. 

In India, the company is selling Model Y, manufactured in China and comes in a less chartered space. While the EV options have increased, Tesla might be able to find a market space for them. Of course, the quicker the brand understands the Indian roads and customers, the better it will perform.