Los vehículos fabricados por la empresa de Elon Musk figuraban en una lista de compras emitida antes de que Trump asumiera el cargo y Musk se convirtiera en uno de los principales asesores del presidente.
Elon Musk, quien lidera los esfuerzos para recortar el gasto público, ha obtenido más de 13.000 millones de dólares en contratos públicos en los últimos cinco años.
The name of the carmaker led by Elon Musk was removed from a list of planned purchases after news outlets raised conflict-of-interest concerns.
The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.
The company’s board pledged to investors that it would pay closer attention to how the company managed workers.
States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.
More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.