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The State Department procurement forecast has scrubbed the listing of Tesla. It has originally appeared as a possible $400 million deal. Getty Images

Plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles suddenly gone from State Department list

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The State Department procurement forecast has scrubbed the listing of Elon Musk’s company, Tesla. It originally appeared as a possible $400 million purchase of armored electric vehicles. What were the initial plans? Bloomberg News said that reports surfaced on Wednesday, Feb. 12, about the State Department’s plans, which appeared in the December version of the list as an armored Tesla budget item. The buy was slated to begin this year and cover five years. What is a procurement list? Governments often use procurement lists to buy supplies or services from specific organizations or to list such products and services. Bloomberg…

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