While the DOE did announce conditional commitment for a massive 400M loan, there were several nuances. The company had to fund the initial 100m of that themselves, including all the costs of their first high-volume automated production line (a total of 4 or more will be built). This resulted in the need for a dilutive ATM offering which debased the stock. In addition, the DOE loan would take at least another YEAR to get funded, due to heavily redacted conditions precedents which we're still not aware of. The DOE loan window has been extended through some portion of December 2024 so the company could satisfy all conditions before funding. In the summer of 2024 Cerberus stepped in to restack the company's debt which was a major catalyst.