Elon Musk’s recent India announcement has disappointed Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Vishal Gondal

Elon Musk had recently hinted at Tesla Model 3's delayed India entry and it disappointed many Tesla fans.

Many Indians were anticipating an early Tesla launch in India but the hopes were dampened, especially of technology entrepreneurs and executives, including Paytm's founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Vishal Gondal of GOQii and Tech Mahindra's chief strategy officer Jagdish Mitra.

They coughed up $1,000 for pre-bookings last year and were not really happy with Musk’s clarification.

Sharma told ET he can't wait till the India launch anymore and plans to import a "right-hand driven, Model 3, which could be the first such car on Delhi roads. It's about worshipping the vehicle of the future and the man behind it. Tesla epitomises not just sustainable transportation but also the entrepreneurship streak through Musk and there is a great personality match.”

After the GST rollout, an imported Tesla Model 3 in India will cost over double its selling price of $35,000 (Rs 22,61,525) in the US.

Meanwhile, Gondal told ET, “…bit disappointed because Tesla seems to be 'clueless' about Indian policies. I am a big fan of Elon Musk and I will do anything to support a thinker like him, even in a small way.”

On Monday, Musk had tweeted that his company may have to put on hold its launch plans in India due to the absence of an ecosystem for the supply of electric vehicle components.

Responding to a query from Twitter user Avinash Singh on Tesla's India plans, Musk had said, "Maybe I'm misinformed, but I was told that 30% of parts must be locally sourced and the supply does not yet exist in India to support that.”