{"id":17733,"date":"2025-02-13T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/us-department-of-state-plans-to-spend-400m-on-tesla-armoured-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:38:32","slug":"us-department-of-state-plans-to-spend-400m-on-tesla-armoured-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/us-department-of-state-plans-to-spend-400m-on-tesla-armoured-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"US Department of State plans to spend $400m on Tesla armoured vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending<\/p>\n

The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker\u2019s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending<\/a> under president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

A procurement forecast produced by the department showed the $400m (\u00a3320m) proposed spending on \u201carmoured Tesla (production units)\u201d. They are likely to be Cybertrucks, the newest model of the company\u2019s electric pickup, given Musk\u2019s claims that the vehicle is bulletproof.<\/p>\n

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\nPlan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending
\nThe US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker\u2019s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending under president Donald Trump.
\nA procurement forecast produced by the department showed the $400m (\u00a3320m) proposed spending on \u201carmoured Tesla (production units)\u201d. They are likely to be Cybertrucks, the newest model of the company\u2019s electric pickup, given Musk\u2019s claims that the vehicle is bulletproof. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spending The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker\u2019s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending under president Donald Trump. A procurement forecast produced …<\/p>\n

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