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Getting Around

(100 points)

In the Getting Around contest, student teams use electricity generated by their solar electric systems on their houses to charge their street-legal, commercially available electric vehicles. Points are awarded based on how many miles each team completes.

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Photo of two women driving an electric vehicle.

Students from the 2005 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth team log some miles on their electric vehicle, which is charged by their house.


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