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DP&L
donation helps “fuel” auto tech’s Volt purchase
GREENVILLE – “I loved it,” said Carla Surber, Greenville City School
District Treasurer. “It has a different feel to it… I really like it.”
Surber was one of the early drivers of the district’s new electric car,
a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. It is an “extended range electric,” which means
it uses batteries but when the charge gets low a gasoline engine
automatically starts up to charge the batteries.
“That’s the only time the engine runs,” said GHS Auto Tech instructor
Jim Anderson. “It’s not used to power the wheels. With electric only
you have to worry about how far you can go without recharging… with
this you could drive to California.”
The Volt was purchased with the help of a $5,000 donation by Dayton
Power & Light. Making the presentation Aug. 12 was Holly Wiggins,
DP&L’s Director of Community and Corporate Social Responsibility.
According to GHS Auto Tech instructor Travis Nicholas, they plan on
letting teachers and administrators use the vehicle, then in the fall
they hope to open it up to opportunities within the community...
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