Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the information that the automaker could be awarded a $400 million contract from the U.S. Division of State to provide the U.S. authorities with armored electrical autos.
Yesterday, we reported that in line with the U.S. Division of State’s Procurement Listing for 2025, Tesla was set to win a $400 million contract to provide the federal government with armored EVs — most ideally, the Cybertruck could be used.
Tesla projected to win $400M Dept. of State contract for armored EVs
The expenditure was listed within the public record and was added by the earlier White Home as former President Joe Biden was nonetheless in workplace when Tesla was added to the record.
The record doesn’t assure {that a} contract will likely be awarded, however it does present the Division of State’s “anticipated contract” choices.
In a brief 20 hours because the story was reported, so much has modified.
First, the Division of State up to date the record to take away Tesla’s identify from the road the place it listed the award, which means it was both a mistake or a response to potential pushback the general public might need.
🚨 The U.S. Division of State has now modified the Procurement Listing, eradicating the phrase “Tesla” from the row. It now merely says “Armored Electrical Automobiles.”
Musk stated he “is fairly positive” Tesla shouldn’t be receiving $400m from the federal government for this venture. https://t.co/VMavkS3ZQg pic.twitter.com/XjheceyVht
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 13, 2025
Contemplating Musk’s place on the put up of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), it’s comprehensible that some might need an issue with the contract if it have been to be awarded.
Secondly, Musk has responded to claims that the contract was supposed on being awarded to Tesla, as he stated:
“I’m fairly positive Tesla isn’t getting $400m. Nobody talked about it to me, at the very least.”
I’m fairly positive Tesla isn’t getting $400M. Nobody talked about it to me, at the very least.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2025
There are nonetheless plans to launch a authorities fleet of each armored and plain EVs. Who will win these contracts and be awarded the chance to offer them remains to be up within the air.
Tesla is in a major place to win these contracts due to its deal with home manufacturing and sourcing. Within the U.S., Tesla’s Mannequin Y was probably the most American car, the Vehicles.com examine confirmed. The Mannequin S was fourth, the Mannequin X was ninth, and the Mannequin 3 was twenty first.
The Cybertruck was disqualified from the record as a consequence of its gross weight.
Tesla additionally has the manufacturing capability and a confirmed observe file of fulfilling it, one thing else that will likely be a necessity with President Trump within the White Home.
Different carmakers may doubtlessly be within the working, however they might want to present their potential to deal with manufacturing the fleet that the federal government may finally purchase.
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