PM Modi was welcomed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the company's San Jose facility.
With renewable and alternative sources of energy high on his priority list, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the headquarters of Tesla Motors at Pao Alto to get a feel on what could drive the automobiles in the future. (
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After his arrival in San Jose on Saturday and an
interaction with the Indian-American community, the Prime Minister left for the facility of Tesla that was was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that electric cars can be better than fossil fuel-powered cars.
PM Modi, who had landed at the Norman Y Minte San Jose International Airport, was driven around the facility in a battery-powered cart after which he also posed for some photos standing next to a gleaming red car manufactured by the company with chief executive Elon Musk.