Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the information that the automaker can be awarded a $400 million contract from the U.S. Division of State to produce the U.S. authorities with armored electrical automobiles.
Yesterday, we reported that in keeping with the U.S. Division of State’s Procurement Record for 2025, Tesla was set to win a $400 million contract to produce the federal government with armored EVs — most ideally, the Cybertruck can be used.
Tesla projected to win $400M Dept. of State contract for armored EVs
The expenditure was listed within the public listing and was added by the earlier White Home as former President Joe Biden was nonetheless in workplace when Tesla was added to the listing.
The listing doesn’t assure {that a} contract will likely be awarded, nevertheless 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 listing to take away Tesla’s title from the road the place it listed the award, that means it was both a mistake or a response to potential pushback the general public may need.
🚨 The U.S. Division of State has now modified the Procurement Record, eradicating the phrase “Tesla” from the row. It now merely says “Armored Electrical Autos.”
Musk mentioned he “is fairly certain” Tesla will not be receiving $400m from the federal government for this undertaking. https://t.co/VMavkS3ZQg pic.twitter.com/XjheceyVht
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) February 13, 2025
Contemplating Musk’s place on the submit of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), it’s comprehensible that some may need an issue with the contract if it had been to be awarded.
Secondly, Musk has responded to claims that the contract was meant on being awarded to Tesla, as he mentioned:
“I’m fairly certain Tesla isn’t getting $400m. Nobody talked about it to me, no less than.”
I’m fairly certain Tesla isn’t getting $400M. Nobody talked about it to me, no less than.
— 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 supply them continues to be up within the air.
Tesla is in a main place to win these contracts due to its deal with home manufacturing and sourcing. Within the U.S., Tesla’s Mannequin Y was essentially 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 listing as a result of its gross weight.
Tesla additionally has the manufacturing capability and a confirmed monitor document of fulfilling it, one thing else that will likely be a necessity with President Trump within the White Home.
Different carmakers might probably be within the working, however they might want to present their capability to deal with manufacturing the fleet that the federal government might finally purchase.
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