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Event Date : May 31st 2025

School Registration (It’s Free!)

Sponsor A School!

All Donations qualify for charitable tax credits

Schools Must be in BC or Alberta

Only 18 Total spots Available

Partial kit Donation

Full Kit Donation

5 Spots still available

13 Schools That Have Been sponsored:

  • Merritt Secondary

    • Edison Motors

  • Golden

    • Edison Motors

  • Delta - Seaquam secondary

    • Matco Excavating + Graeme Bossons

  • Enderby - Al Fortune

    • Rellish Transport

  • A School in the Okanagan area (TBD)

    • Rellish Transport

  • A School in the Okanagan area (TBD)

    • Rellish Transport

  • North Peace Secondary

    • William McColm

  • North Peace Secondary

    • North Peace

  • Three Hills School - AB

    • Aaron Vaughan Consulting

  • Penticton Secondary

    • Peerless Trailers

  • Willow Creek Composite -

    • Grid Energy Solutions

  • Barrier Highschool

    • Automatis Integrated inc

  • 1/2 Nechako valley secondary

    • Dalchko Transport & Valley Diesel ltd

Schools that have signed up so far yet to be sponsored

(as of Feb 4th)

  • Barriere Secondary School

  • Riverside Secondary

  • GW Graham Secondary

  • AL Fortune secondary

  • Pleasant Valley Secondary

  • Nechako Valley Secondary

  • Clearwater Secondary School

  • RE Mountain Secondary School

  • Correlieu

  • Dr. Kearney Middle School

  • NOCK

  • Sardis Secondary School

  • Kootenay River Secondary School

  • Hunting Hills High School

  • Osoyoos Secondary School

  • Willow Creek Composite

  • Valleyview Secondary

  • Robert Bateman Secondary

Overview

The High School EV Challenge aims to spark interest in electric vehicle (EV) technology among young Canadians as they prepare to enter the workforce. This competition provides an exciting opportunity for students to explore their role in shaping the future of sustainable mobility.

Through this initiative, we aim to inspire growth and interest in several key areas:

• Engineering Skills: Enhancing both mechanical and electrical expertise.

• Critical Thinking & Organizational Skills: Developing the ability to address engineering, performance, and safety challenges efficiently while working within time and resource constraints.

• Creative Problem-Solving: Encouraging innovative solutions to longstanding engineering problems.

• Teamwork: Highlighting the value of collaboration in achieving a common goal.

This competition is focused on the design and engineering of EVs.

Materials Provided

Participating schools will receive key components for EV construction, such as:

• Driver’s seat and seat belts

• Brake and steering system components

• Electric motor, batteries, system controller, and display

To encourage hands-on learning and creative problem-solving, certain components (e.g., the vehicle chassis) will not be provided, nor will detailed construction instructions. Participants will also receive only basic design and engineering guidance from Edison Motors staff, fostering independence and ingenuity.

The resulting EV designs will primarily reflect the creativity and engineering talents of the students involved.

Competition

When & Where

• Location: Merritt, BC, at the Merritt Rodeo Grounds (Nicola Valley Rodeo Association).

• Date: To be announced.

Registration & Inspection

• All participants must arrive at the competition site before the first event to register and undergo a safety inspection conducted by the Edison Motors Safety Team.

• Vehicles failing the initial inspection will have up to 60 minutes to make adjustments. Vehicles deemed unsafe to drive will not be allowed to compete.

Challenges

Teams will compete in the following challenges:

1. Race: .

2. Barrel Racing

3. Obstacle Course Race

4. Mystery event

• Winners of each event: $500 scholarship.

• Overall winners (most event wins): $1,500 scholarship.

• The leader of the winning team will be offered a paid summer position at Edison Motors to further develop their EV fabrication and engineering skills.

Rules

Vehicle Requirements

All vehicles must meet these criteria to qualify:

• Maximum operating voltage of 78 volts DC.

• Properly installed and undamaged seat belts and crash helmets for drivers.

• Structurally sound chassis as determined by the Edison Safety Team.

• No dangerous metal protrusions.

• Fully operational brakes and steering systems.

• Secure and insulated electrical connections.

• Properly installed main battery cutoff switch and circuit breakers.

• Appropriately gauged wiring for all electrical components.

Information

All participants must sign a liability waiver prior to the event.

For any questions, reach out to us at: eric.little@edisonmotors.ca

or

DTF@EdisonMotors.ca

Good Luck to All Participants!

Remember, even just showing up to compete is a win in itself!