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The Year 12 team from Whangaparaoa College, pictured, raced the two-wheeled electric vehicle that they built from scratch to second place in three events in the EVolocity Auckland regional finals and won the Report/documentation category. Mahurangi College dominated the two-wheeled category, winning six races, but who will go forward to the nationals in Christchurch is yet to be decided.
EVolocity spokesperson Brent Bielby says this year an overall winner was not awarded. “Given this is the first year with Auckland, Wellington and Nelson on board, we would rather try to support as many of the race category award winning teams as possible to attend the finals in Christchurch,” Mr Bielby says. He says they are currently working through the logistics of that.
The EVolocity programme has been running since 2014 and is about inspiring students in the fields of engineering, design and sustainable technology. Students design and build an electric vehicle with 2–4 wheels, which they race in competitions such as a drag race, street circuit and economy run. All teams use the same 12-volt battery and kit of components.
The Auckland regionals were held at Unitec last month, on October 14, and 19 schools competed. Whangaparaoa College’s Year 12 team (HM September 6) came second in the drag race, slalom race and the six lap endurance race. Their vehicle, which was made from bike components, got up to the speed of 24kph over a short distance.
