State Department Halts Plan to Buy $400M Worth of Armored Vehicles From Musk's Tesla
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a po
No, the State Department isn't paying Tesla $400M for armored Cybertrucks | PolitiFact
In a statement to PolitiFact, the State Department confirmed Tesla isn’t in store for that money. The department said the Biden administration had pursued the possible purchase. Biden had signed an executive order in 2021 encouraging government agencies to buy electric vehicles when possible.
Democrats demand answers as $400M Tesla armored vehicle contract on hold
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for a response from the U.S. State Department after reports surfaced about $400 million worth of contracts for armored vehicles produced by Tesla.
State Department pauses $400M armored vehicle deal with Elon Musk's Tesla
The case is a reminder of how much of Musk’s wealth comes from taxpayers. His companies have government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Plans to buy ‘Armored Teslas’ vanish from State Department procurement list
The State Department’s procurement forecast removed the mention of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. in relation to a planned $400 million armored EV purchase.
Tesla has yet to secure a $400M government contract to make armored vehicles
Tesla was seemingly slated to score a $400 million contract to produce armored electric vehicles for the State Department, according to reports that broke out yesterday. In reality, no such contract was awarded to the Texas automaker or any other vehicle manufacturer.
State Department slams the brakes on potential $400 million armored Tesla purchase — ‘No government contract has been awarded to Tesla’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier said he was “pretty sure” there was no deal to sell his EVs to the U.S. government.
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