State Department halts plan to buy $400 million 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 potential $400-million purchase.
State Department removes mention of 'armored Teslas' from its 2025 procurement list, replaces it with 'armored electric vehicles'
The State Department's procurement forecast for 2025 included a $400 million contract for "Armored Tesla (Production Units)."
Plans to buy ‘Armored Teslas’ vanish from State Department procurement list
Musk posted on social media platform X that he was “pretty sure” Tesla isn’t getting $400 million.
State Department Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Teslas
Tesla’s name was removed from the document after the existence of the list was reported. Plans to order Tesla vehicles had provoked controversy because of Elon Musk’s association with the president.
State Department puts plan to buy armored Teslas on hold, NY Times reports
The State Department said that it had put plans to buy armored electric vehicles on hold after reports that the $400M order would go to Tesla
State Department omits 'armored Tesla' mention from 2025 budget procurement
The State Department tells Fox News Digital that the original entry should have been "generic" and no government contract has been awarded to Tesla for armored electric vehicles.
State Dept.’s plan to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas hastily changed to ‘armored EVs’
On Wednesday, reports from The New York Times and Drop Site News pointed out that the US Department of State included an order for $400 million worth of armored Teslas in its 2025 procurement forecast.
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