2024 Washington D.C. Electric Vehicle Grand Prix

The Washington DC Electric Vehicle Grand Prix is a hands-on educational program for high schools in Washington DC, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia. The competition was held on Saturday June 1, 2024 at RFK stadium. For this competition student teams apply engineering, science, and math principles and strategy to construct and race battery powered electric cars. The project also helps improve their understanding of renewable energy technologies and project management while working in a team environment. Other aspects of the program involve marketing, PR and fundraising as well as logistics planning in preparation for the races. Participation in the DCEVGP serves as an excellent opportunity for young men and women in high schools to better prepare them for their college careers in science and engineering. The electric vehicles are single person, lightweight, aerodynamic, high efficiency, electric-motor- driven vehicles with three wheels. They must meet specific design and safety rules. They are powered by deep cycle sealed lead acid (SLA) battery packs not exceeding 33 kg (73 pounds). The race is held on a purpose-built closed track with a minimum length of 0.25 miles. Speeds are software limited through the controller to insure utmost safety. Teams drive their electrically powered vehicles as far as possible for one hour on the closed loop course using only energy stored in their batteries. The winner of the DCEVGP is the team that covers the longest distance in the allotted hour. This year's results: First place: 445 - Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks (66 laps) Second place: 130 - Stuarts Draft High School Short Circuits (65 laps) Third place: 554 - Harrisonburg High School Rocktown Raptors (63 laps) Best New Team Performance: 924 - DuVal High School Tigers EV Racing Team Safety Award: 333 - Jackson-Reed High School JR Racing Fastest Qualifying Lap: 445 - Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks (43.1 sec) Best Event/Team Promotion: 782 - Wheaton HS Society of Women Engineers - 2 Best Use of 3D Printing: 657 - Sidwell Friends School SECRET Team Sportsmanship Award: 001 - Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights Women in Science & Eng (WISE) Award: Jamie Lewis/Emily Cleveland (Wheaton HS) Best Vehicle Graphics Design: 459 - Eastern Technical High School Electric Mavericks Technical Innovation Award: 445 - Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks Best Vehicle Workmanship: 111 - Perry Hall High School Gators Best Team Photo: 924 - DuVal High School Tigers EV Racing Best Team Video: 130 - Stuarts Draft High School Short Circuits Honorable Mention (spirit of the event): Oxon Hill High School Website: https://globaleee.org/DCEVGP.html Facebook:   / dcevgp   ————————————— Patreon Supporters: Director Tier - Rajeev Narayan, Andy Cooper Executive Producer Tier - Christopher Lawrence Producer Tier - Eric Weber, Tony Stuntz If you would like to support the EV Resource Podcast, Magazine, Newsletter, and YouTube Channel, head over to Patreon and consider a monthly contribution.   / evresource   ————————————— Instead of mandatory membership fees or paywalls, I use advertising and affiliate connections to keep The EV Resource Podcast and The EV Resource Magazine free for all of you. There are a number of discount codes and deals for you as well! Please consider supporting the sponsors who make EV Resource possible: https://www.ev-resource.com/deals I also have on the webpage a small but growing collection of other products on Amazon that I recommend: https://www.ev-resource.com/Shop Connect with EV Resource on Social Media! Facebook:   / evresource1   Instagram:   / ev_resource   Twitter:   / ev_resource   Webpage: https://www.ev-resource.com Email: [email protected]