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Elio Hires Dc Lobbying Firm
- Thread starter Bilbo B
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No cure, no pay. Do cure, do pay.
Travelbuzz1
Elio Addict
After reading these last four posts it seems that Elio is finally headed in the right direction.
I totally agree!
I suspect they are paid at least in part (perhaps in whole) with Elio stock.
EM hired another lobbying firm earlier. I do remember they were paid in part with stock and I believe some money.
I wonder how much money the sportfishing policy gig is paying.
I do not believe the federal government will pass any law related to a vehicle that is not even in production. They will probably take a wait and see approach. More likely any law passage will occur after the vehicle is in production and the company looks like it is financially sound and will be producing vehicles for a while. I don't know what EM believes this lobbying firm can accomplish at this point, unless they are going to grease the skids for the future passage of such a bill, after the company is in production.
This is always confusing to me. EM does these things looking like production is a certainty, but yet produces such a doom and gloom picture. It could be interpreted as evidence that the company will go into production and we simply do not know full story. But if that is the case, why would they reduce their work force to only 9 people. I hope there is a book or movie some day explaining everything.
EM hired another lobbying firm earlier. I do remember they were paid in part with stock and I believe some money.
I wonder how much money the sportfishing policy gig is paying.
I do not believe the federal government will pass any law related to a vehicle that is not even in production. They will probably take a wait and see approach. More likely any law passage will occur after the vehicle is in production and the company looks like it is financially sound and will be producing vehicles for a while. I don't know what EM believes this lobbying firm can accomplish at this point, unless they are going to grease the skids for the future passage of such a bill, after the company is in production.
This is always confusing to me. EM does these things looking like production is a certainty, but yet produces such a doom and gloom picture. It could be interpreted as evidence that the company will go into production and we simply do not know full story. But if that is the case, why would they reduce their work force to only 9 people. I hope there is a book or movie some day explaining everything.
gottemfeathers
Elio Addict
Could you please give a further explanation of why that is a stupid move? Why would "not under the radar anymore" be a bad thing? If more people knew about the benefits of an Elio, maybe that would help it get funded and/or get the ATVM loan.
Lewanowski is toxic. If Elio got Cafe credits and/or ATVM loan the press would vilify the government. Everyone is trying to distance themselves from him, why would Elio think that he will be helpful?
floydv
Elio Addict
I think the Lewandowski connection and it’s supposed toxicity is overrated. Unless the request for legislative/regulatory changes and federal funding can be traced to the Russians, or the Elio’s parts are somehow sourced to North Korean factories, I really don’t think there would be an uproar to the feds finally issuing an ATVM loan for a program that’s been fully funded for years but hasn’t issued a loan in years, a loan that would go to an American company building a 90%+ North American-content vehicle generating thousands of jobs at an American factory. Not many federally funded programs can check off that many boxes.