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Feb 12 2025<\/p>\n

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The US State Department\u2019s procurement forecast for the 2025 budget includes an item called \u201cArmored Teslas\u201d worth $400 million.<\/p>\n

But worry not; it was approved under the Biden Administration, so Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE will undoubtedly eliminate this waste. Right?<\/p>\n

Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are currently examining a large amount of US government spending.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if he got to the\u00a0US State Department\u2019s procurement forecast<\/a>\u00a0because there are a few interesting lines that would give auditors second thoughts.<\/p>\n

The most interesting one is \u201cArmored Tesla (Production Units)\u201d, which is worth $400 million. Strangely, the item is listed under the NAICS code \u201c311999 \u2013 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program has a target for delivery in Q4 through the next 5 years.<\/p>\n

There are several other similar and strange budgeted items that are linked to the wrong categories:<\/p>\n

You have \u201cARMORED SEDAN\u201d under \u201cSoft Drink Manufacturing,\u201d \u201cARMORED BMW X5\/X7\u201d under \u201cBottled Water Manufacturing,\u201d and finally, ARMORED EV (NOT SEDAN) under \u201cIce Manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, all these other armored vehicle-related items are budgeted at a fraction of the $400 million for Tesla vehicles ($50 million, $40 million, and $40 million, respectively).<\/p>\n

The State Department procurement forecast website mentions that the list was last updated in December \u2013 before Trump entered office.<\/p>\n

Electrek<\/em>\u00a0has contacted the State Department for a comment, and we will update you if we get an answer.<\/p>\n

Tesla has claimed that its Cybertruck is \u201carmored\u201d and \u201cbulletproof\u201d, but its armored capacity is quite limited. It can likely deflect low-velocity bullets if they hit the doors, but that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n

Other companies have been planning to modify the Cybertruck with higher levels of armor, like\u00a0the partnership between Unplugged Performance and Archimedes Defense<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 pictured above.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

I am not against armored electric vehicles. If you need armored vehicles, you might as well make them electric.<\/p>\n

However, this is certainly weird. Why does the State Department need $530 million worth of armored vehicles? And why is it listed under a bunch of unrelated categories that don\u2019t make sense?<\/p>\n

Sounds like a job for DOGE? However, Elon will need to recuse himself from that one, I guess.<\/p>\n

Source:US State Department has budget line for ‘Armored Teslas’ worth $400 million | Electrek<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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