I’ve been doing Tesla and electric car presentations at the elementary and high school I graduated from in northeast PA for the last two years. The schools have graciously asked for a return trip this year and I’m posting this message to solicit volunteers from the owner community.
Grades 1-5: Friday April 7
Grades 6-8: Friday April 21 (aligns with the school’s celebration of Earth Day)
High School: Friday May 5 (aligns with alumni reunion weekend)
The presence on campus is basically an all-day event, say from 8AM to 3PM. Each class cycles through a 15-20 minute sit-down presentation and Q&A session then transitions out to the cars for the remainder of the period, about another 20 minutes. The car interaction is hands-on, with each owner defining the limits of what they allow. I take my UMC and plug it in, which disables the ability to shift the car into gear, so I give them free reign on the inside.
During the sit-down part, I have a Powerpoint I go through and though not required, other owners are welcome to share their input and experiences as well. If you’re afraid of presentations, don’t worry as I’d have it covered and you’d basically just need to babysit your car to answer questions during the outside portion. However, if you want to participate during the inside sessions, I’d more than welcome it.
I’m not asking or expecting participation from a single individual for all three dates, though that would be great. I also don’t need the full day commitment though again it would be great. Your cars can be pre or post AP hardware, Model S, Model X or Roadster, or even any other electric vehicle you’d have handy. My car is an S85; I’d like to have at least one vehicle with sensors in order to do a summon demo. It would be nice to have an X owner. There is no limit to the number of participants; in prior years I’ve had myself and two other owners though the more the merrier.
We’d be about 20 miles away from the Moosic PA supercharger and there is a 110 plug near the demo site so trickle charging is available if needed. With the Moosic supercharger and the nearby Allentown, Harrisburg, Bloomsburg and Binghamton superchargers, travel to the school site is not restrictive as it once was. If you live in PA or even NJ, NY, CT, DE, MD or VA, you are my prime audience.
Please get in touch with me using the email address below and I’d be happy to provide more info and discuss any issues or concerns you may have. From personal experience, the sessions are very rewarding. The students ask intelligent questions and you have a busy day of interactions. The local media generally covers the event. Tesla’s been kind in the past to provide goodies for the students though I haven’t hit them up this year yet. Between all three days, it’ll be over 400 students that cycle through the presentations with the potential for a few hundred more to drop by during study periods at the high school.
I thank you kindly in advance.
Bill
[email protected]
Grades 1-5: Friday April 7
Grades 6-8: Friday April 21 (aligns with the school’s celebration of Earth Day)
High School: Friday May 5 (aligns with alumni reunion weekend)
The presence on campus is basically an all-day event, say from 8AM to 3PM. Each class cycles through a 15-20 minute sit-down presentation and Q&A session then transitions out to the cars for the remainder of the period, about another 20 minutes. The car interaction is hands-on, with each owner defining the limits of what they allow. I take my UMC and plug it in, which disables the ability to shift the car into gear, so I give them free reign on the inside.
During the sit-down part, I have a Powerpoint I go through and though not required, other owners are welcome to share their input and experiences as well. If you’re afraid of presentations, don’t worry as I’d have it covered and you’d basically just need to babysit your car to answer questions during the outside portion. However, if you want to participate during the inside sessions, I’d more than welcome it.
I’m not asking or expecting participation from a single individual for all three dates, though that would be great. I also don’t need the full day commitment though again it would be great. Your cars can be pre or post AP hardware, Model S, Model X or Roadster, or even any other electric vehicle you’d have handy. My car is an S85; I’d like to have at least one vehicle with sensors in order to do a summon demo. It would be nice to have an X owner. There is no limit to the number of participants; in prior years I’ve had myself and two other owners though the more the merrier.
We’d be about 20 miles away from the Moosic PA supercharger and there is a 110 plug near the demo site so trickle charging is available if needed. With the Moosic supercharger and the nearby Allentown, Harrisburg, Bloomsburg and Binghamton superchargers, travel to the school site is not restrictive as it once was. If you live in PA or even NJ, NY, CT, DE, MD or VA, you are my prime audience.
Please get in touch with me using the email address below and I’d be happy to provide more info and discuss any issues or concerns you may have. From personal experience, the sessions are very rewarding. The students ask intelligent questions and you have a busy day of interactions. The local media generally covers the event. Tesla’s been kind in the past to provide goodies for the students though I haven’t hit them up this year yet. Between all three days, it’ll be over 400 students that cycle through the presentations with the potential for a few hundred more to drop by during study periods at the high school.
I thank you kindly in advance.
Bill
[email protected]
