Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Electric Car Maker Tesla Motors

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PM Modi was welcomed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the company's San Jose facility.

San Jose, California: 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. (5 pictures)

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.