Students in the class, along with members of the TSA chapter advised by Mr. Flowers, are building an electric car that will race this spring 2010 at the Georgia Electric Vehicle Rally. The students build, test and drive the car themselves.
The Georgia’s Electric Vehicle Rally is a unique event that allows all schools interested in Electric Vehicle Education, to display and compare their team efforts against many other schools in 6 different competition areas: Academics; Quiz Bowl, Trouble Shooting and Oral Presentation and Driving: Acceleration, Autocross and Range.
Mr. Flowers is using the kit and curriculum materials developed by EV Master’s Electric Vehicle Education Program. The participants race the car around a track, through an obstacle course and have to take a hands-on troubleshooting written test to challenge their knowledge of the vehicle.
The students will build the car and will actually test and drive the car in several racing events. One event involves multiples laps where drivers each take turns driving, another event focuses on distance and another is an agility-type course (breaking). Mr. Flowers said, “any school in Georgia with an electric go-cart style vehicle can compete, you aren’t required to have the kit.
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