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 potential $400 million purchase.
State Dept. Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Teslas
Vehicles made by Elon Musk’s company were on a purchase list issued before Donald Trump was inaugurated and before Mr. Musk became one of the president’s top advisers.
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 Dept.’s plan to buy $400 million worth of armored Teslas hastily changed to ‘armored EVs’
Despite DOGE’s pursuit of wasteful government spending, Elon Musk said ‘No one mentioned it to me.’
No, the State Department isn't paying Tesla $400M for armored Cybertrucks | PolitiFact
Is billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the face of President Donald Trump’s effort to slash federal spending, really in line to receive a $400 million purchase order of armored Tesla vehicles from the State Department?
U.S. plan to award $400M vehicle contract removes reference to Musk’s Tesla
The State Department said it planned to embark on a giant purchase of armored vehicles from Tesla, before the listing was edited to omit any reference to Elon Musk’s company.
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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Russia’s 1950s BTR-50s Are Lightly Armed, Thinly Protected—And Increasingly Precious As Newer Vehicles Run Out
All Russian vehicles are endangered species in a war increasingly dominated by drones. The BTR-50 is a 15-ton, diesel-fueled armored tractor with two crew and space for up to 20 passengers.