The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
The electric-car maker’s stock has had a bumpy ride since the victory of President Trump, who has given Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, a role in Washington.
The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs.
Musk, uno de los principales asesores del presidente Trump, no ha esbozado un plan para revertir la caída de ventas de la empresa de automóviles eléctricos de la que es director ejecutivo.
Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.
The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.
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.