{"id":296605,"date":"2025-02-27T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=349828"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:18:19","slug":"elon-musk-is-in-trouble-the-plot-thickens-regarding-the-400-million-from-the-government-for-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musk-is-in-trouble-the-plot-thickens-regarding-the-400-million-from-the-government-for-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk is in trouble: the plot thickens regarding the 400 million from the Government for Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a big mess (and rightly so) related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/el-ejercito-de-ee-uu-destina-400-millones-a-crear-teslas-blindados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a $400 million contract from the U.S. government for the acquisition of armored electric vehicles\">a $400 million contract from the U.S. government for the acquisition of armored electric vehicles<\/a>, known as &#8220;Armored Teslas&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Initially, this amount was included in the State Department&#8217;s budget projections for 2025 after the elections<\/strong>, only to be removed shortly thereafter amid clarifications regarding the status of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, discussions about the possibility of developing armored electric vehicles began under the Biden administration, <strong>with a budget that barely reached $500,000 for research.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump\u2019s State Department tried to funnel $400 million to Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla.<br><br>They got caught. Then they lied about it.<br><br>This isn&#39;t efficiency &#8212; it&#39;s corruption.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LsXf3GyPFb\">https:\/\/t.co\/LsXf3GyPFb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar\/status\/1894403280429625430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Trump giving 400 million to his friend Musk?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/elon-musk-dice-que-esta-bastante-seguro-de-que-tesla-no-esta-consiguiendo-un-trato-de-favor-de-400-millones-de-dolares-por-parte-de-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the figure of $400 million generated confusion and suspicion\">the figure of $400 million generated confusion and suspicion<\/a>, since there were no funds allocated for the purchase of armored Tesla vehicles, and it was claimed that the initial goal was to acquire lightweight electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former State Department official suggested that the budget interference may not have been an administrative error, <strong>implying that there could be irregularities in the management of the proposal<\/strong>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think this is a mistake. Probably, someone new in the Department decided: &#8216;Okay, we&#8217;ll do this with Tesla,'&#8221; commented the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, thus revealing a lack of transparency in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the doubts about the increase of the contract from less than half a million to $400 million, a spokesperson for the State Department clarified that this latter figure was only an &#8220;estimate&#8221; and added that, at this time, the project is still in preliminary phases, emphasizing that there are no plans to move forward with the request for proposals.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation raises concerns about the management of public funds and leaves open the question of how such a disparate budget was developed in a context where clarity is crucial for public trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a big mess (and rightly so) related to a $400 million contract from the U.S. government for the acquisition of armored electric vehicles, known as &#8220;Armored Teslas.&#8221; Initially, this amount was included in the State Department&#8217;s budget projections for 2025 after the elections, only to be removed shortly after amid clarifications about the status of the project. 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