Tesla flags low maintenance and fuel costs to woo Indian buyers

Sharad Agarwal, Tesla's India General Manager, addresses an audience at the newly launched Tesla centre in Gurugram, India, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

Gurugram, INDIA (Reuters) -Tesla's low running costs, including maintenance and fuel, can help Indian buyers to recoup about one-third of the Model Y's $67,000 price tag over four to five years, the company's India head said on Wednesday.

Tesla entered India in July with its imported Model Y, priced at a significant markup to its other major markets because of India's 100% import tariff.