During the "Economy Run" portion of the event, each of the vehicles is
fitted with a supplied electronics which stops the power flow after 30
W-hrs. Thus, the battery type, voltage, capacity, temperature, etc.
doesn't matter. How far your vehicle can travel on a fixed amount of
energy is what counts.
Here is a link with an outline of a typical event and the categories of
the competition:
https://evolocity.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EV-categories-2021.pdf
Here is a link to the webpage:
https://evolocity.co.nz/
EVolocity is a highly successful competition series that grows in
participants every year for over a decade and adds sponsoring companies
each year as well.
EVolocity and Electrathon have similar vehicles and have similar
educational goals. They have similar roots. EVolocity, however, has
tailored its rules specifically to suit high schools, and to promote
STEM "hands on" education, which is what I believe is what makes it
attractive to corporate sponsors. You attract sponsors, and this allows
you to expand the program to include all sorts of kids workshops and
"educator's education" sessions, and the program then attracts more
teams, and then more sponsors, etc.
You can try to revive the Electrathon competition once again, but
history has shown after multiple resuscitation attempts, that for
whatever reason, the competition was not sustainable. It does not appeal
to many corporate sponsors, nor get any substantial government support.
It does not have spectator appeal either. I think it is beating a dead
horse, unfortunately.
On 4/24/2022 2:17 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote:
On 24 Apr 2022 at 13:55, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
Here in NZ, the EVolicity competition supplies an electronic gizmo that
restricts/measures the wattage of the drivetrain.
Thus, any type of battery may be used.
Interesting. Do they have any restrictions on the amount energy (Wh) the
battery can store?
On the weight or size of the battery?
Is range part of the competition?
David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
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