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Francesca Soraci learned how to increase momentum in an electric car by putting more weight in the back of the vehicle than in the front. Elise Gomez discovered how to attach the gears to the car. Freya Friese figured out how tight the wheels needed to be on the axis.
The 13-year-old Spencer Butte Middle School students built their small electric car as part of a multi-school district challenge that culminated in a county-wide competition Thursday at the Lane Events Center.
The electric vehicle challenge is funded by the EWEB and is managed by Tana Shepard, the K-12 Climate, Energy and Conservation Specialist for Eugene School District 4J…