Waikato, BOP, Rotorua Regional Finals | October 22 | Kartsport Rotorua Congratulations to the EVolocity students from schools across the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, an Rotorua, who participated in our local Regional Final event on October 22. This year’s participants really poured their creativity, resilience, and technical skills into their vehicle builds – and it…
Auckland Regional Finals | October 19 | RNZAF Base Auckland More than 20 schools from across Auckland came together for an exciting day at EVolocity’s Auckland Regional Finals on October 19, hosted at RNZAF Base Auckland. It was inspiring to see these EVolocity students – all of whom worked so hard throughout the year –…
Taranaki Regional Finals | October 17 | Kartsport Taranaki October 17th marked an exciting day in Taranaki, with EVolocity students from 8 local schools coming together at Kartsport Taranaki to put the electric vehicles that they’d built throughout the year to the test on the race track. We loved seeing these innovative young students go…
We all need someone to believe in us and remind us what we’re capable of. For young people looking to pursue careers in STEM, this kind of support can be especially valuable. While these fields are at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, students often face significant barriers to entry. At Monrad School in…
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, it’s more crucial than ever that young women have opportunities to access, learn about, and develop skills in STEM. These fields represent the future of innovation, problem-solving, and economic growth – and empowering young women to pursue these careers helps close the gender gap, and ensures diverse perspectives in…
Excitement is building for EVolocity students across the country, with our annual series of workshops now well underway, and race day getting closer by the day. These workshops – exploring everything from team planning and design, to fabrication and electronics – are the stepping stones towards our regional and national rally days, where the final…
Step into any EVolocity workshop, and you’ll see rangatahi planning, designing, and manufacturing electric vehicles – including welding, fabrication, electronics, programming, and testing. However, beyond the excitement of building vehicles, students are also gaining skills to last a lifetime and discovering new passions that will shape their future. Hannah Bremner is a shining example of…
Kia Ora EVolocity teams and teachers, As you know, we are always looking to improve and evolve the EVolocity competition, and we have been busy behind the scenes to finalise our 2024 guidelines and documents. Gearing up for a thrilling year ahead, we want to share some significant updates and revisions to the competition format…
EVolocity isn’t the only mobility challenge Bridgestone supports. One of the most iconic events in theworld, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) happens in Australia every two years, and hashad the global support of Bridgestone since 2013. This year saw reigning champions Innoptus Solar Team from Belgium claim back-to-back honours inthe outright ‘Challenger Class’ –…
While Auckland teams may not be able to race their vehicles for 2021, we will still be judging electric bikes and karts, and award trophies for the following competition categories: Best Report Best Video Best Overall Vehicle Innovation Challenge Award – Collection and Display of Performance Data Innovation Challenge Award – Engineering Excellence and Innovation…