Elon Musk denies reports of a $400 million contract for Tesla to supply armoured electric vehicles to the US government. The procurement document initially mentioned Tesla but was later changed to 'Armored Electric Vehicles'. Musk claims he is unaware of any such deal. The contract estimates a cost between $100m and $500m over five years.
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