The Charge Up Change! contest is now closed. The next contest will be held in 2021.

Charge Up Change!

It's cool to drive electric.

Charge Up Change! is a middle school video competition, designed to encourage young people to research and learn about electric transportation. The challenge is to create a short video that is less than 2 minutes to demonstrate why electric vehicles are cool.

Competition rules

2020 was the second year of this competition and was open to middle school students in SMUD’s service area. There were thirty-two applicants and eighteen videos submitted. Some students participated in teams.

Schools that participated:

Folsom
Folsom Charter
Gold River Discovery
John Barrett
Kit Carson
Mills
Natomas Charter
Robert L. McCaffrey
Sutter
Toby Johnson
Will Rogers
Winston Churchill

School Districts that participated:

Elk Grove Unified School District
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Galt Unified School District
Natomas Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District
San Juan School District

Thanks to all the students that participated in this competition. We know that this year has been especially challenging and we are so proud of each and every one of you.

All the students that submitted a video will receive a family pass to the California Automobile Museum and the winners will receive scholarships at a virtual ceremony held early next year.

Congratulations to all!