State Department Halts Plan to Buy $400 Million Worth of Armored Tesla Vehicles

The State Department had sought to gather information on potential electric vehicle suppliers last year.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif, on March 14, 2019. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo

The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday that it had put plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles on hold.

The federal government asked the department to gather information from potential suppliers for purchasing armored electric vehicles late last year.