The US State Department canceled Tesla from the purchase list for the year 2025 after the previous version of $ 400 million (about 154 billion dollars) on the company's armored cars, Guardian.
According to its purchases' expectations, US foreign affairs planned to request armored throat for $ 400 million. Perhaps they wanted to get electronic transport companies because the Elon Musk Tesla leader had previously claimed that it was a bullet.
The ministry's spokesman now said that the document was defective and should not contain the name of a brand to call for tenders, only the “electric car factory”. US foreign affairs also said it had suspended purchases. The spokesman added that the Biden administration had already launched a tender for armored cars, but after that a company did not reveal its name.
Two types of the US State Department have been published on the purchase expectations. the In the first document It was clear that he was still the matter of the armor. According to this, this element was recorded on December 13, 2024, after Donald Trump's presidential election, but before his inauguration on January 20. A new document However, he has already written about the purchase of “armored electric cars” – without mentioning the brand name.
Musk Thursday On X-One X confirmed Plans of purchase. But in his post, he wrote, “I am sure that Tesla will not receive $ 400 million. At least no one reminded me.
Elon Musk also runs Doge, which is supposed to be the task of reducing government spending. The list also raises the possibility of conflicting interests, as Musk can be the largest beneficiary of suppliers contracts through its controlling companies.
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