FINAL LAP — Students from Piñon Elementary School in Santa Fe, Wylone Timbal, left, and Kamryn Bachina, celebrate their advancement to the finals of the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. The event was sponsored by Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories and hosted at Kennedy Middle School in Albuquerque on Nov. 15. (Photo by Craig Fritz)
POWER AND DESIGN — The Republic of Pickle team from Chamisa Middle School in Los Alamos, presents their cars to judges during the design presentation portion of the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. (Photo by Craig Fritz)
ZOOM ZOOM — Students from Jefferson Middle School in Albuquerque, Pablo Sandoval, right, and Tomas Giron let their car loose under the watchful eye of Sandia volunteer Justin Tea during the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge on Nov. 15. In addition to racing their cars, students compared the energy consumption of electric vehicles and AI models, such as ChatGPT, and the data centers that support them. (Photo by Craig Fritz)
