Meet Lavji Daliya ‘Badshah’, a Surat-based Dimond merchant, who owned India’s first Tesla Cybertruck worth Rs…, his net worth is…
New Delhi: Lavji Badshah, a Surat-based millionaire, has become the first Indian to own a Tesla Cybertruck. The news created a major buzz on social media, with The Indian Express reporting the base price of the Cybertruck at around Rs 60 lakh. Daliya, popularly known as Lavji Badshah, brought a Foundation Series Tesla Cybertruck, a limited edition of Elon Musk’s company.
The Cybertruck is claimed to be India’s first such Tesla piece under the Foundation Series. Talking to the Indian Express, Daliya’s eldest son Piyush said, “This cybertruck is the only one in India, as per what we checked online. There is no such car imported to India. We booked this car six months ago at the Tesla Showroom at Texas in the US. After all due process, we got the delivery a few days ago, so we brought the car to Dubai where road registration was done. Finally, the car reached India through the sea route.”
The report further said that the car reached Surat on Thursday.
Piyush told the Indian Express, “It takes six hours of electric charging and on a single charge, the car can run up to 550 kilometres. We are using Dubai RTO registration in India. The car is fully automatic with all the latest features and some innovative features that are not found in other imported cars. This car is in high demand among customers worldwide. The trunk capacity in the car is also huge.”
Piyush said, “The logistics charges were huge. The car has seating capacity of five people and after the car landed in Surat, I drove it carrying my parents and my younger brother. It was an awesome experience to drive such a car and we are hopeful that the company would open its showroom in India. The vehicle is in major demand among the car lovers of India.”
Who is Lavji Badshah?
- Lavji Daliya is a realtor, diamond merchant, and power loom owner based in Gujarat.
- Lavji Daliya is originally from Bhavnagar
- He moved to Surat at the age of 13 to work as a diamond polisher. He later built a successful business empire.
- Lavji earned the nickname “Badshah” among the people of Gujarat due to his philanthropic work.
- Lavji Badshah is the founder of Gopin Group, which includes a real estate business called Gopin Developers, a non-profit initiative called Gopin Foundation, and an investment business called Gopin Ventures.
The 55-year-old Lavji Badshah told the Indian Express, “At present, we are using this car in Surat and we have not made any journey on the highways or other districts. In the city, wherever we go, around 50 to 100 people gather on the spot to see the car. People are curious to know about the interiors and other aspects of the car. We have to take extra care. The entire body of the car is made of stainless steel, which has sharp curves, and the tyres are designed in such a way that the car can also run on rough paths.”
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