Reservations: 65341 As Of 6/20/2017

[slinches]

There's also been a dearth of news lately, which is a bit out of character for the company. Without visible progress, some may be worrying that there isn't any being made. Personally, I think there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than can be shared, especially on the funding front. Until certain milestones are reached, it seems we're just in a "calm before the storm" type period. I expect some big news (one way or another) once the 65k number is hit and Perry is confirmed as the DOE chairman. The latter part of that should happen either this week or early next week if congress maintains their current, glacial, pace.

 

[LillyMayPatterson #1685 & #5648]

The confirmation vote for Governor Rick Perry to serve as Secretary of Energy is expected to take place in March. I did a little research.

Image: Shutterstock / Concept Photo

By Andrew Freedman
Feb 16, 2017
The Department of Energy has taken down its public-facing employee directory, making it far more difficult for journalists and members of the public to locate email addresses and phone numbers for agency personnel.
The move, which was announced to agency contractors on Wednesday and implemented Thursday morning, was confirmed in an internal email shared with Mashable.
Making federal scientists and policy makers harder to contact isn’t a trivial matter. These kinds of moves toward opacity wall off employees from the outside world and make it more likely that they won’t experience public pressure related to their taxpayer-funded work. Image: Shutterstock / Concept Photo
By Andrew FreedmanFeb 16, 2017​

The Department of Energy has taken down its public-facing employee directory, making it far more difficult for journalists and members of the public to locate email addresses and phone numbers for agency personnel.
The move, which was announced to agency contractors on Wednesday and implemented Thursday morning, was confirmed in an internal email shared with Mashable.
Making federal scientists and policy makers harder to contact isn’t a trivial matter. These kinds of moves toward opacity wall off employees from the outside world and make it more likely that they won’t experience public pressure related to their taxpayer-funded work.


http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/19/why-rick-perry-will-make-great-energy-secretary.html


http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060050570

http://www.businessinsider.com/energy-secretaries-before-rick-perry-2016-12/#1981-1982-james-edwards-3

 

[bowers baldwin]

Sounds like, your glass is half empty. My glass is half full.

Your glass is full, 50% liquid, 50% gas (78% nitrogen, 21% O2, and 1% other) enjoy your very full glass.

 

[Sethodine]

Your glass is full, 50% liquid, 50% gas (78% nitrogen, 21% O2, and 1% other) enjoy your very full glass.

In that case, my cup clearly runneth over.

 

[pistonboy]

If requirements for the ATVM loan are met at 65,000 reservations, my speculation is:

• EM will continue taking reservations because they want as many orders to fill as possible
• The reservations will only be "Want-INs" so EM is not obligated to any price.

 

[Doug McDow]

In that case, my cup clearly runneth over.

Surely Elio's will follow you all the days of your life!

 

[Sethodine]

Surely Elio's will follow you all the days of your life!

Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of No ATVM Loan....

 

[Elio Amazed]

Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of No ATVM Loan....

In Paul we trust.
So help me Paul.

 

[Ty]

In that case, my cup clearly runneth over.

Not unless you add to the 50% liquid and 50% gas content. (Did you sneak some ice in there?)

 

[Sethodine]

Not unless you add to the 50% liquid and 50% gas content. (Did you sneak some ice in there?)

The gasses are overflowing from my cup, creating the atmosphere in the process.