But in the cash-strapped aftermath of the split with Evergrande, the startup now has fewer than 400 people working on reduced payroll in the US through the furlough, according to one current employee. It has lost many key employees, too. Two of its three co-founders have resigned in the last year and a half, as have many of its top executives. The company also recently lost a number of employees who were crucial to the development of the GM EV1 — considered to be the first mass-produced electric car — to rival EV startup Rivian.