High School Carmakers Build Electric 'Green' Machines

By Rhea R. Borja

At first glance, the car didn't look like much.

Painted a dull blue with orange stripes, the low two-seat convertible sat in West Philadelphia High School's garage, its plywood instrument panel with hand- drawn signals catching the glare of an overhead light. Technology Page

Then on a recent sunny April afternoon, several students in protective goggles turned on high-powered electric sanders and descended on the car's fiberglass shell. The tools' deafening buzz and specks of bluish-white paint dust filled the air as they stripped away the paint. After a few days and a lot of elbow grease, the car sported...

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