Electric Vehicle
Division: C – High School
Event Rules: See National Rules Manual
National Event Page: Here
Clarifications: In NC, eye protection will be required for Electric Vehicle.
Description:
Teams will design, build, and test one vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion to travel in a set amount of time and stop close to a Target Point.
Materials:
One pre-built vehicle designed by the team. Team must impound device before the first time slot. During event time, teams have 8 minutes to adjust, repair, and run their vehicle.
Scoring:
Each team’s Final Score is the better of the 2 Run Scores + Final Score Penalties. The lowest score wins. Ties are broken first by better Vehicle Distance of the scored run, second by the lower Time Score of the scored run, third by better Vehicle Distance of the non-scored run, and finally by better Time Score of the non-scored run.
Run Score = 100 + Distance Score + Time Score + Bonuses + Run Penalties
Event Resources:
2023 General Vehicle Lesson & Tips
Team Score Sheet/Checklist (PDF)
Event Score Sheet/Spreadsheet (Excel)
Official Ward’s Science Kit for Science Olympiad Electric Vehicle
1-Minute YouTube MINI Video on Science Olympiad TV
2017 Track Set Up (PDF)
Sample Photo Gate Set Up (PDF)
Photos 1-4 of Photo Gate Set Up at a Competition (PDF)
Photos 5-8 of Photo Gate Set Up at a Competition (PDF)
Sample Laser Set Up (PDF)
Sample Laser Set Up 2 (PDF)
Sample Laser Set Up 3 (PDF)