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Three electric vehicles created by Mahurangi College students are set to compete against other schools at the Evolocity Electric Wheels Festival 2017.
The Mahurangi students all gained entrance to the finals after winning a category with their bikes and cart at the Evolocity Auckland competition at Unitec in Mount Albert.
The most successful of the three was an electric bike built by team 7ft Café, designed to look like a Café racer motorbike. It was built by Sam Overton and David Wolfenden.
From left, Sam Overton, David Wolfenden, Olivia Stevenson, Rhys Jones, Max Young, Jacob Drummond and Callum Rouse.
The bike won five categories, more than any other entry, including the drag race, street circuit and stopping categories.
Mahu Mechanics entered the carts division with a Le Mans-based design built by Max Young, Rhys Jones and Callum Rouse.
This took out the award for stopping in the carts division and gained third place in the innovation category.
The third team Chargnet Scoot, made up of Olivia Stevenson, James Miller and Zach Gray, entered in the bikes division and won the economy run award for low energy usage.
