Feds purge EVs, chargers: Does Musk still believe EVs cost less to run?
Whether Elon Musk and DOGE are behind the purging of EVs and chargers or just complicit, this could feed uncertainty and doubt about Tesla's fundamental selling propositions of efficiency and operating cost.
Trump administration reportedly shutting down federal EV chargers nationwide
The General Services Administration, the agency that manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down its entire network of electric vehicle chargers, according to a report in The Verge.
U.S. Government Removing EV Chargers From All Federal Buildings Because They Are ‘Not Mission-Critical’
According to the GSA, the hundreds of chargers and estimated 8,000 plugs available for federal workers to charge their cars are “not mission critical.” The agency, which manages buildings owned by the federal government as well as vehicles,
Trump Is Turning Off All 8,000 EV Chargers at All Federal Government Buildings
Electric vehicles are “not mission critical,” said the Trump administration, which has ordered all EV chargers located at federal buildings to be shut down nationwide and newly purchased EVs to be offloaded.
Trump Wants the Federal Government’s Facilities Administration to Disconnect Its EV Charging Stations
Despite his partnership with Elon Musk, CEO of the nation’s largest EV company, the president has railed against former President Biden’s “preposterous” focus on electric vehicles.
Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending
Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s ...
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Longtime GSA employee quits rather than give Musk ally access to Notify.gov
The leader of the Technology Transformation Services at GSA wanted access to a text messaging platform for government ...
Elon Musk's DOGE made tall claim of $55 bn savings after layoffs, cancelled contracts: Is it true?
DOGE, created to reduce the size of the federal workforce and government spending, posted a list of 1,125 cancelled contracts ...
How DOGE cracked Washington: A focus on arcane agencies gave Musk and his allies swift control of government nerve centers
Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal ...
Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.
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GSA pauses employee payment cards after DOGE flags government 'credit cards'
The General Services Administration confirmed Thursday it has paused use of payment cards issued to employee and certain ...
Donald Trump, Elon Musk cancel and restructure 100 federal leases
The federal government, under the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, has canceled or ...
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How Elon Musk is using tech to DOGE the government
Elon Musk is using his tech and leadership playbook in a crusade against the federal bureaucracy as he and his allies attempt ...
Elon Musk says federal employees must report 'what they got done last week' or lose jobs
In an X post and email shared Saturday afternoon, Elon Musk told federal employees to list what they had accomplished the prior week or resign.
Elon Musk, DOGE weaponizing real estate to flush federal ranks
The billionaire and the Department of Government Efficiency are looking to cut the federal real estate footprint and ...