Middle schoolers from across Lane County gathered in Eugene Thursday to show off and race battery-powered cars.

Around 250 students attended the EWEB Electric Vehicle Challenge at the Lane County Fairgrounds, competing in categories of art, science, or speed.

A group from Monroe Middle School created a miniature house with a propeller and helium balloons. Another vehicle was designed to crawl across ice.

Camdyn Thalhamer, an 8th Grader from the Arts and Technology Academy in Eugene, participated in the races. He said he enjoyed seeing what other designs other students came up with.

“There's a lot of different types of cars. Some of them are really thin, really thick," said Thalhamer. "You may think one's really fast, and it doesn't go as fast. I saw this little, small car that beat eve

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