An Indian man ordered a Tesla in 2016. He waited 7 years, it never arrived, now he has an Audi
- Vishal Gondal pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3 in 2016, but was left hanging for years for a vehicle that never arrived
Tesla fan Vishal Gondal from Mumbai said he pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3 in April 2016, excited about the car’s “cutting-edge EV technology.”
Gondal, the founder and CEO of GOQii, a healthtech start-up, expected to wait one to two years for the car. But nearly eight years later, he still had not received it, and he had not received any direct updates from Tesla on the status of the delivery.
He said the only updates he got were “Elon Musk’s tweets and news stories hinted at a potential India launch, but nothing concrete.
“Even now, there is no official communication from Tesla on the India launch,” Gondal said.
Eventually, he decided to give up and buy an electric SUV from German carmaker Audi instead. He says he’s “very happy with the car and the service Audi is offering.”
