NEW DELHI: Tesla enthusiasts in India have much to look forward to with CEO Elon Musk on Thursday saying he is in talks with the Government of India regarding temporary relief on import restrictions until a local factory is built in country.In response to a query from Jasveer Singh regarding Tesla’s India launch plans, Musk tweeted, “In discussions with the government of India requesting temporary relief on import penalties/restrictions until a local factory is built.”The statement comes close on the heels of Musk hailing India’s aim to move to an all-electric fleet by 2030, after President Donald Trump said the US will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change earlier this month. Musk had at the time also responded positively to a tweet from Anand Mahindra, who prodded him to bring his electric cars to this country.Musk has since announced his resignation from all three positions on the Presidential Councils, over Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement.While he was upset with the US President, Musk was more than pleased with the Indian government’s plans on electric vehicles and China’s efforts to enhance production of clean energy. “India commits to sell only electric cars by 2030. It is already the largest market for solar power,” he had tweeted.Power minister Piyush Goyal said in April that India was looking at having an all-electric car fleet by 2030 with an objective to reduce fuel imports and running cost of vehicles. But oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan told ET late last month that the government had not taken a final decision on this.Nevertheless, Musk’s tweet attracted a swarm of response from Tesla enthusiasts from India, who included Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra. Mahindra reached out to Musk on the microblogging platform.“Time you got here Elon. You don’t want to leave that whole market to Mahindra, do you? The more – the merrier – and greener…!”, which the Space X and Tesla founder conceded as a good point.The developments happened also within days of the Indian government clarifying that the electric car maker will not have to source components locally for manufacturing in India.Musk had earlier this summer indicated his firm may have to put on hold its launch plans in the Indian market due to the absence of an ecosystem for the supply of electric vehicle components. In an answer to a query about Tesla’s India plans, he 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.”The government statement (on May 23) came as a response to Musk expressing concern over the rules.The 30% sourcing condition is only applicable if a foreign company opens a wholly owned single-brand retail store in India. A foreign investor, on the other hand, is permitted to sell wholesale, retail or ecommerce after manufacturing in India.The foreign investment policy also permits wholesale of imported goods without sourcing conditions, according to the commerce ministry statement. ET was first to report that Tesla need not source locally to set up a base in the country.