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)