Dozens of young women from the Chicago area put their pedals to the metal in ComEd's second annual EV Rally.
For the past few days the women were divided into teams, building electric go karts to race.
The ComEd EV Rally is designed to expose the next generation to the clean energy workforce, while simultaneously helping bridge the gender gap in STEM. The participants worked with female ComEd mentors, and cheering them on before the big race was Marvel actress and star of "The Babysitter's Club" Xochitl Gomez.
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