Headed For Philly Auto Show, Montco Students Get A Charge Out Of Electric Cars

Headed For Philly Auto Show, Montco Students Get A Charge Out Of Electric Cars

Students in the Electric Car Club at Methacton High School in Eagleville, PA, learn about vehicles powered by alternative energy sources.

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Students in the Electric Car Club at Methacton High School in Eagleville, PA, learn about vehicles powered by alternative energy sources.

From Kathy Boccella’s article on the Philly.com website:

With an eagerly awaited affordable Tesla on the way, 2017 may be the tipping point for an electric car revolution that seriously challenges the gas-guzzling status quo. Methacton High School, though, was way out in front of it, starting in 2002 when a local businessman donated a green, three-wheeled, plug-in novelty called a Lomax.

With that, the Montgomery County school launched the Electric Car Club. It now has two vehicles, plus a newly renovated, vegetable-oil-powered truck that uses solar energy to charge the Lomax. Bought for $400 on Craigslist, the former Tastykake truck is not only a standardbearer for renewable fuels but also is kitted out with fun exhibits to serve as a mobile classroom.

Click HERE to read the entire article about the Electric Car Club on the Philly.com website.

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