Slow Death of the Dream
For a long time I've been telling myself that I'll get back into this project, that I will update the car pages, research the new teams, etc. But it's finally time to admit that that isn't going to happen. Today I removed the prominent link to the X Prize Cars page from the column to the right of every page. The information therein is now quite old, many of the teams profiled have dropped out, and many others have changed significantly. I've felt for quite awhile that that page was more misleading than helpful, and today I retire it, without much hope that I will renew it before the prize is awarded.
On the up side, the teams page at the auto x prize website is actually not bad. And some other media (like new scientist) have done some decent coverage of the teams.
I'll probably still post stuff here occasionally, and I will post the winners of the prize, but if you're looking for good coverage you'll find the autoblog at xprize.org to be better than mine going forward. There are also occassionally stories on the Auto X Prize at autobloggreen, which has a much broader mission to cover the "green scene". I'm sorry if I've disappointed anyone.
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Eric,
I'd like to thank you for the work you've put into this page. I've enjoyed visiting it frequently to read you're updates and to see your insight into the other teams and the event. I'm sorry to see you retire the page but I appreciate the work you've done to help spread the word.
Thank You
Kevin Smith
Team Captain, Illuminati Motor Works
You've not disappointed anyone, Eric. You have always done a stellar job. It's tough trying to keep up with all of the teams' activities and to provide a fair overview of everyone. There's work afoot to help with that ahead of the competition events. Many of the teams now have active social networking initiatives, including video. It makes it so much easier to follow when the teams themselves are letting you know what's going on. I'm quite excited for the next few months. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to getting the word out about these teams -- past and present.
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