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Electric Vehicle

Division: C – High School

Event Rules: See National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Teams will design, build, and test a vehicle that uses electrical energy as its sole means of propulsion to travel to a target point as quickly and accurately as possible.

Materials:

One vehicle, alignment devices, additional/spare parts and batteries, and Safety Glasses.

Scoring:

Run Score = Distance Score + Time Score + Penalties
Lowest score wins. Better of two runs.

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)

Science Olympiad Student Center Wiki

Science Olympiad 2025 Logistics Resource