Package from Nowhere

Hey guys, I’m sorry I haven’t written in a while, but I’ve been motorless. I haven’t been feeling like my self due to motor shivering, but maybe it’s just the cold weather. My students sent it off to a specialist in October to fix the shuddering, and I just got it back today! My students will have it installed soon, and I should be back to myself again!

I want to go back to Disneyland

My students just got back from the Winter Workshop in California today. We got to go to Disney Land! Mari, the Outreach Coordinator gave a presentation over the marketing strategy at the workshop, and told me it didn’t go so well. Does that mean they are going to sell me!? The best part from what I hear was that my students got to meet Jay Leno and tour his garage! Do you think he would ever let me join his family of crazy cool cars?

Legend of the one eye'd IPT

My students have been in contact with the company that manufactures my IPT (Integrated Power Train) and the company says that they have found the problem, however, we don't know when I will be reunited with my dear IPT. It's as if I'm missing one eye.

More about this marketing stuff

So my outreach coordinator came by to talk to me today. She told me that after November 15, I would be ready for puclic viewing. I'm going to be filmed, photographed and written about. It's like being the subject of the gossip column. She told me that I would meet more little kids, some important decision makers, and non-english speaking people. I better pull out my Spanish phrase book and start learning.

I was also put at ease when I found out that I'm not going to be sold. This marketing plan that everyone is scrambling about is going to be posted to our website on Friday, and breaks down how I'm going to be publicized, and how my students are going to educate others about my buddies and me, and what we do. I'm glad the outreach team finished the marketing plan, it looks really good, and really shows off all of the hardwork my students have done to make me a supercool car.

Midterms

Well, it's midterm exam time, and I can feel it. I don't have any wheels on me, my battery is gone and my IPT is missing. It's like they took out half of my brain. Some students are working on repackaging the battery so that there is more room. They hope to sink the battery between my two back wheels like it was originally designed to do before I got a new one. The IPT is being sent for inspection because it has been giving me some trouble lately. Hopefully when it comes back, I'll run like I did before I was a hybrid.

Lucky me

It's so nice to see all these new faces, and familiar ones taking an interest in me. I know that we have a new addition to the advising team for marketing. He's been getting the ball rolling on this marketing plan by explaining to all the engineers what a marketing plan is. This project is so cool, because it allows my students to mingle with engineers, businessmen, and musicians. It creates well rounded future employees that any company would be lucky to have

Fall Workshop

My students just returned from Boston for the fall workshop hosted by the mathworks. I'm very excited for the up coming year. I'm going to California at the end of Novemeber for Thanksgiving, and then to the east coast in May. I can't wait, the students are going to be driving me a lot more, and I can't wait for the biggest road trip I've ever driven from NYC to Washington DC. I'll get to meet the legislators from OKlahoma! I'm starting to feel like a real celebrity. As much as I love traveling, I'm glad that I didn't have to go to Boston with a few of my students becuase that would have been a long ride!

This year's focus is not on my performance anymore. (That's a bit of a relief) It's more on marketing and getting the message out about better fuel consumption and emissions. Does this mean that my students are going to sell me to a stranger?