Plan raises possibility of more conflicts of interest for Elon Musk as he leads efforts to slash government spendingThe US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss Elon Musk leads efforts to slash government spending under president Donald Trump.A procurement forecast produced by the department showed the $400m (£320m) proposed spending on “armoured Tesla (production units)”. They are likely to be Cybertrucks, the newest model of the company’s electric pickup, given Musk’s claims that the vehicle is bulletproof. Continue reading…
