Srinagar, July 24 -- Tesla founder Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company wants to launch cars in India, however, the country's import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) are "highest in the world by far".

Replying to a Twitter user who requested Musk to launch Tesla cars in India, he said in a tweet, "We want to do [launch EVs in India] so, but import duties are the highest in the world by far of any large country! Moreover, clean energy vehicles are treated the same as diesel or petrol, which does not seem entirely consistent with the climate goals of India."

The Tesla CEO expressed hope that there will be at least a temporary tariff relief for electric vehicles.

"But we are hopeful that there will be at least a temporary tariff r...