FAQs
Q - What is Greenpower?
A - Greenpower Education Trust is a UK-based charity dedicated to inspiring young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) through the thrilling world of motorsport. By engaging students in hands-on projects, the trust encourages creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork, vital skills for the future.
Q - When will our car be ready?
A - Our car, named "The Striker", will be ready by May 2025, ready for the competition in September of 2025. We would then have enough time to address any issues with the car, and the Drivers would have time to do test out the car. We will also have to double check our car meets all the Greenpower regulations, such as width for the nose cone.
Q - How did we choose our team members?
A - Our team members went through a selection process, firstly by registering interest, and then we told our team mentor what we would offer to the team and what role we would wish to be in, and we were selected based on our skill, and we had to meet a certain criteria. Builders, for example must be taking DT, whereas Researchers don't have to be taking DT.
Q - What roles are in our team?
A - Builder, CAD, Researcher, Driver. The Building Team is working on the car, on things such as panelling. The CAD Team is working on the Nose Cone of the car, using OnShape. The Research Team provides information, and they work on the website. The Drivers will drive the car in the competition, but for now they are helping the Building Team with the car.
Q - What so far has been the most challenging part on the car?
A - The hood. Due to the size of the metal ordered and the facilities we have, it is impossible to bend the metal in half as we desired. To overcome this issue, we have bent the hood, in 7 different places, creating a gradient of bends. This was very hard to do, as we had to be very accurate, because one mistake could lead to the entire thing having to be redone.
Q - What mistakes have occurred?
A - With one of the panels, the cut was too far in by 2 centimetres. We had to adapt and adjust to overcome this problem by changing the size of the other panel to compensate for the wrong cut. A panel was also bent in the wrong direction. It wasn't too big of a problem, as we bent it in the right direction after, but that weakened the metal.
Q - How has the car developed from the original frame?
A - We have developed the car a lot, such as the panels. The frame had no panels, so we had to measure and cut each panel, 6 in total. We then had to drill the holes after measuring them in line with holes in the car, and then file the holes down to make sure the screws fit. We also had to ClinchNut the holes, which is how the screws fit into the panel.
Q - How can I stay up to date on new updates on the car or website?
A - We have a monthly newsletter containing the new updates on the car or website, which to sign up you can navigate to the "Newsletter" page or just click here. Alternatively, you can look at the "Our Car" page, which contains a timeline which we update monthly on our progress on our car or website. you can access that here
