working on its vaunted Supercharger network, a project that's considered instrumental in facilitating EV adoption across the country with its quick and convenient charging stations., before Tesla backed down from the project, it had received more than $17 million in federal grants for its Supercharger network.
In fact, the automaker is the biggest winner of the EV push in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by President Joe Biden — whom Musk is aYet as far as benefiting from big government money goes, $17 million is a drop in the bucket for Musk, who'slast month that SpaceX, as part of a staggering $1.8 billion contract signed with the DoD in 2021, was building a spy satellite network for a US intelligence agency.
Even if Musk is telling the truth here, firing your entire department seems like overkill. Who's left holding the bag? Well, we know who's holding the one stuffed full of federal money, at least.