Power Drive Program (and THANKS from Pleasanton High School)

The Power Drive Program is an educational effort that challenges high school students to design and build one-person electric vehicles during the school year. In the spring, these teams of students compete with one another at organized rallies in areas such as vehicle braking, maneuverability and endurance.

Pleasanton High School students received partial funding from Dawson Public Power District to build their own electric car. They sent us a thank you "video".   (see link below)

Pleasanton High Power Drive

The pictures included in this blog were taken for the North Platte team sponsored by Dawson Power.

The experience the participants gain through the program is important because they are the energy decision-makers of the future.  We believe in investing in our future through the students in our service territory. 

Through Power Drive, vocational and science students learn:
---practical application of math and science skills
---automotive design, engineering and construction
---industrial, electrical and mechanical skills
---electric vehicle history and current technology
---teamwork, problem solving and fun
 
Dawson PPD began offering the Power Drive program through NPPD in a partnership designed to encourage innovation and teamwork.  Omaha Public Power District founded the Power Drive Program in 1998.