Earlier procurement forecast had suggested Elon Musk’s company would be a beneficiary of planned purchasesThe US Department of State has removed the name of Tesla from a list of planned purchases, after an earlier version of the list said it would spend $400m buying new electric armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss, Elon Musk, leads efforts to slash government spending under Donald Trump.A procurement forecast produced by the department showed the $400m (£320m) proposed spending on “armoured Tesla (production units)” in December. The most likely Tesla model was the Cybertruck, the company’s electric pickup, given Musk’s claims that the vehicle is bulletproof. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-13 16:57:00
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State department removes word ‘Tesla’ from $400m US armoured vehicles list
