id was set in the arguments array for the "Sidebar 1" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-1". Manually set the id to "sidebar-1" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /home/oia5vvrwuu20/nadinehsu.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5307So I work at Idealab in their Finance division.\u00a0 Idealab incubates start-up companies.\u00a0 One of the accounts I handle is Aptera<\/a>.\u00a0 They’re a car manufacturer building an EV (electric vehicle) that will get 250mpg equivalent.\u00a0 They have 4000 people waiting in line to buy one when it comes out.\u00a0 Its a hot new auto manufacturer and I’m lucky enough to work on that account.\u00a0 I’ve been helping their procurement division, which means, I’ve been buying all the stuff they need to make the cars and paying all the bills for them.\u00a0 Being an accountant is boring sometimes, but when you have a fun account like this you learn so much about what goes into building a car from the ground up.<\/p>\n Aptera entered the Progressive Automotive XPRIZE Competition<\/a>, which boasts a $10mil prize purse.\u00a0 The object of the competition is to build the most fuel efficient vehicle that still is practical enough to mass produce and sell.<\/p>\n Check out Aptera’s interview with Progressive Insurance’s Flo below and check out their profile page on the XPRIZE Site<\/a>.\u00a0 Good luck to Aptera!
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