23-07-2025
Tesla Model Y online bookings go live in India: Check price range, priority cities and step-by-step booking guide
Tesla finally arrived in India last week after years of speculation in a grand inauguration at Mumbai's BKC. With a physical entry into the market, tech billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle company has kicked off online orders in India as well. Moreover, the global EV giant has started accepting online orders on its website, with priorities given to the four major cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Gurugram.
The significant development was announced on Tuesday, July 22, Tesla India, which wrote a post on X (formerly called Twitter) that read, "Now everyone in India can order directly on our website," giving a list of locations from where customers can place orders while highlighting the priority delivery locations."
However, amid this, it seems that the arrival of the most anticipated car brand in India has triggered frustration rather than expected excitement. But why? Let's find out.
Tesla's pre-booking triggers frustration among buyers
According to Afaqs, many of those who had put a $1,000 (Rs 83,000) deposit nearly a year ago allegedly reported not having received their Tesla and received back their deposited money.
TechCrunch reports similar cases of frustration among customers, while early Tesla backer Varun Krishnan, who runs FoneArena, a tech blog, said that it is frustrating to see Tesla take so long in the delivery process.
On the other hand, the founder and CEO of a fitness tech company, Vishal Gondal, pre-booked a Model 3 in 2016 just hours after the registrations went live, but after he visited the Tesla showroom in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Gondal felt a bit underwhelmed, as per the report.
Tesla in India: List of online delivery and priority locations
Priority delivery in:
Mumbai
Pune
Delhi
Gurugram
Now everyone in India can order directly on our website
Tesla in India: Price range, car model, and more
According to NDTV Profit, the Elon Musk-led EV has launched its Model Y with a price range starting from Rs 59.89 lakh on the day of its physical showroom opening in Mumbai.
While Musk had earlier cited that India's high tariffs were the reason the company had not entered the country earlier, it has only an imported Model Y as a completely built unit (CBU) from Tesla's Shanghai manufacturing facility in China.
Step-by-step guide to booking a Tesla Model Y online
Step 1: Go to the official website-
Step 2: Then choose the Model Y.
Step 3: Pick your preferred colour, interiors, wheels, and other features like Enhanced Autopilot.
Step 4: Now pay the Rs 2 lakh refundable booking fee online.
Step 5: Once the booking is done, Tesla will assign a delivery advisor to help you with the next steps.
FAQs
Q. How to book a Tesla in India?
Bookings are exclusively online via Tesla's India website.
Q. What are the initial booking and payment requirements?
A Rs 22,220 non-refundable booking fee is required, and the remaining Rs 3 lakh is due in seven days.
Q. What is the delivery timeline?
It is anticipated that deliveries of the Model Y will begin in the third quarter of this year; precise dates will be disclosed later.
