2022/10/13
The Ministry of Defense issues a press release about "the false reports regarding the boycott against Tesla"
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: October 13, 2022 at 16:05
In response to false reports by the media regarding the "boycott against Tesla", the Ministry of National (MND) Defense explains as follows:
1. As Minister Chiu of the Ministry of National Defense responded to an interpellation from legislators in the Legislative Yuan, he noted that the needs of equipment procurement of the Armed Forces should work in conjunction with the policy guidance of the government, while the Armed Forces do not, for the time being, have a need to purchase additional "Tesla" models.
2. The seven Tesla models the Armed Forces currently have were purchased in December 2019 in accordance with government environmental protection and energy-saving policies, and are mainly used for official transportation. Vehicle-mounted photography and communication systems have been installed with appropriate control measures in accordance with information security regulations so there is no concern of secret information being leaked.