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My guess would be... NOPE!I guess EM must have the money for paying initial wages of workers, setting up human resources department, overhead, etc.
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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.My guess would be... NOPE!I guess EM must have the money for paying initial wages of workers, setting up human resources department, overhead, etc.
Best post of the year so far.ATVM loans (like many federal, state and local) are for products that are ready to be built in large numbers. So, Elio needs a car that is production ready and meets their claims and the ATVM loan requirements. So far, three engineering cars is all that anyone in the public has seen. Elio already promised 20+ Engineering cars so they can validate their claims. Unless Elio can get the specs they claimed to get market acceptance and the ATVM loan requirements, they will never get the loan.
Remember, Elio got everyone excited about 84mpg, 5 star crash rating and $6,800. That convinced many. 84mpg turned into up to 84 mpg, 5 star crash rating turned into highest safety standards and $6,800 has turned into a targeted $7,450. All of this while the ATVM loan process was going on, Elio has changed the specs. Top it off, the production date has been changed a number of times (another spec that has changed).
Elio needs to get this whole validation and certification done. That way, their claims are real and not exaggerated. Then DoE then shouldn't have a problem with giving them the loan. Remember, this is a loan and it needs to get paid back. You can't do that if the car you sold everyone doesn't meet the specs. If it doesn't, they will turn on you and within a year you'll be bankrupt and the taxpayer on the hook. I doubt that anyone here wants that to happen.
Yeah, I heard that quite a few times too and, strangely enough, every time I heard it...Paul has said in several of his interviews that the ATVM is one of many ways to fund Elio, but he isn't counting on that being the sole thing that gets them up and running.
That is the way it will be done and the way it should be done. Bring in the entire engineering and management staff for "Hell Week". Management and the engineering will experience all aspects of the production process so they can all be experienced in everything, big and little. The production process can be tuned quickly because the key people will be present. Then a select group can train the new hires.In his opinion they would be built by the engineers, supervisors and such. Basically by management. Then that small group of management would train the workforce for the real thing.
How many people are employed by Elio full time?
And what they'll reply is "we can't release that information to you"Thought I would contact EM and this is what I ask.
Thank you for your time,
How many e series vehicles:
1 have been made,
2 in product evaluation,
3 to be evaluated,
4 time frame to production of fleet.
Curious as to their response, this should give us the the time frame they have white boarded.
Being optimistic.
Paul Elio, Director, CEO
James Holden, Director
Hari lycr, Director, COO
Stuart Lichter, Director (RACER Trust)
David Schembri, Director
Kenneth Way, Director
Gimo Raffin, VP of Manufacturing and Product Launches
Steven Semansky, VP of Supply Chain Management
Jeff‘ Johnston, VP of Engineering
Tim Andrews, Senior VP of Marketing
Chip Stempeck, VP of Customer Experience
Jerome Vassallo, VP of Sales
Pamela Vassallo
Joel Sheltrown, VP of Government Affairs
Don Harris, VP of Retail Operations
Connie Grennan CFO
Doug Frick Plant Manager
Bruce Rasher, Redevelopment Manager
Shane Stirmers, Finance Manager
Mr Clemons, Chief Investment Officer 845-323-9513
Col Neil J Patterson
Rudy Sloup
Jermaine Del Rosario
Ty Van Oosten
Isaac Selling
Glenda Gaskill
Neil Patterson
Vince Fullerton
Dan Gross
Elio Editor
Zoran Vidakovich
Joe Ranck
Carey B
Bock S
Nicole Rose
Marko Elio
Facebook rep
Mike DeVilling, Elio Motors publicist
Kody Klindt, IAV engineer who writes EM Tech Talk blog
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Phil Kozarek, Director of Safety Engineering and Occupant Restraints,
Leslie Madden, Program Manager for Engineering
Heather Wilson, Manager of Logistics
Not guaranteed to be correct or up to date. Some may have left.