Elon Musk appears to be greasing Elon Musk’s pockets more than ever. According to reports, a government report accidentally revealed (before it was intentionally edited) that the gov’t intends to make a huge Tesla purchase.
The Lowdown
NPR reports that a hefty new government contract has been revealed that has Elon Musk ‘s name all over it. The contract was first revealed this week and contains a mention of Tesla that the government intends through the State Dept to buy $400m worth of ‘armored electric vehicles’ (what they’re calling them after reports revealed Tesla’s name.)
News of the contract is drawing swift blowback considering Elon Musk is the same person rampaging through the government at this moment ‘slashing costs.’ Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely operated on its own accord shuttering everything from the USAID agency with its sights now set on the Department of Education and the Department of Defense.
The scoop was first reported by Drop Site.