$400M armored Tesla gov contract

by rgbrgb on 2/13/2025, 4:41:04 PM with 16 comments

  • by isx726552 on 2/13/2025, 5:31:52 PM

    Now there are news articles saying Tesla was “removed” just because it was reworded to say “electric vehicles” instead:

    https://time.com/7221880/state-department-2025-procurement-f...

    I doubt any reasonable person sincerely believes the contract will ultimately go to a company other than Tesla. Musk is claiming to be cutting “waste” and “fraud” while lining his own pockets.

  • by josefresco on 2/13/2025, 4:49:39 PM

    Had to vouch for this because it was flagged within minutes. Just the latest example of the manipulation of Hacker News to fit the new fascist agenda.

  • by caspper69 on 2/13/2025, 5:27:24 PM

    Just what the Federal Bureaucracy needs: $400M worth of armored Teslas.

    I can't wait to hear the spin on this one. Noses will be growing without bound.

    Can you imagine the uproar from Conservatives if a Democrat had bought $400M of EVs with government funds? It would have been a meltdown of epic proportions.

    We have gone through the looking glass.

    Edit: I see that Tesla was the only one that responded to the RFI that was indeed issued last year. So probably nothing underhanded going on. BUT- I still stand by my assertion that the right would have melted down and spun this like a top if a Dem had done it.

  • by SlyShy on 2/13/2025, 5:22:11 PM

    This contract was signed in December, during the Biden administration.