Was there not already some deal with the State Department for the purchase of “armored vehicles” from Tesla to the tune of 400 million USD? Or did I just hallucinate that?
It’s not not true. Elon was going to do it, but it got attention and they had to back down. I’m sure they will do it again but more quietly and ramp it up slower to not catch as much flack.
Til magically the government starts buying all its cars from them, and they start making tanks and drones for the military.
Was there not already some deal with the State Department for the purchase of “armored vehicles” from Tesla to the tune of 400 million USD? Or did I just hallucinate that?ETA: Apprently not true: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/14/state-department-armored-teslas/
It’s not not true. Elon was going to do it, but it got attention and they had to back down. I’m sure they will do it again but more quietly and ramp it up slower to not catch as much flack.