School EVs at EVolocity events

Showcasing school designed and built two to four wheeled EVs sees EVolocity back running regional finals.

These are in Bay of Plenty/Rotorua on October 30, a Canterbury Competition Class on November 4 followed by the Canterbury region final on November 5 then the Auckland regional final on November 6, finishing with Nelson on November 11.

Events have already been held in in Taranaki (October 15), Waikato (October 17) and Wellington/Manawatu (October 19).

“With the increase in cost of leisure and living, to reduce the cost of travel for our teams this year we will be running a national leaderboard to determine the overall New Zealand winners from all the regional finals,” says EVolocity chief executive Sarah Fitzgerald.

Meanwhile, EVolocity, in partnership with the University of Auckland supported by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, Bridgestone New Zealand, Etco and JW Group, welcomes people to the 2022 Auckland regional finals competition on Sunday November 6, 10am-4pm, at the RNZAF Auckland base in Whenuapai where schools compete for Best Overall Team.

Guest judges include University of Auckland electrical, computer, and software engineering department head Dr Kevin Sowerby; the department’s senior lecturer Dr Duleepa Thrimawithana, professor Krishnan Jayaraman from the university’s mechanical and mechatronics engineering department, world streamliner electric motorcycle racer Eva Hakansson of Green Envy Racing, and her husband Bill Dube, an electric motorcycle pioneer.

Visitors can also meet RNZAF pilots and crew, check out air force static displays, see the School to Skies Program, tour the base on an electric bus with JW Group, learn about University of Auckland career and study options, meet EVolocity’s engineering team and see a demonstration of the University of Auckland’s Formula SAE electric race car.

Study and apprenticeship opportunities with Etco (The Electrical Training Company) will also be available, while visitor can test out Melo Yelo e-bike and take refreshment from food and coffee trucks.

Everyone is welcome with entry and parking free.

Booking is essential, as only registered guests will be permitted security access.

Click here or contact sarah@evolocity.co.nz or phone 021 0846 7804 for more information.