Company Partners with Students to Go Green
A local company is partnering with Henderson County High School’s Career & Technical Unit to convert a VW Beetle into an electric car.
Green River Publishers, regional producer of Coffee News, has been looking for ways to “go green” for the last few years. Among other steps, they use soy-based inks and recycled paper to conserve resources. However, now the company is ready to take on their biggest challenge—delivery.
GRP produces Coffee News versions for Henderson, Owensboro, Union County, Madisonville, and Bowling Green. To help cover this broad area, the company is moving to delivery via an electric car.
GRP is working with Evolve-IT Motors from Colorado. They have begun converting a VW Beetle into an electric car. Now that the first half of the conversion is complete, GRP is going to partner with the students in the CTE unit to finish the conversion.
Students will working to finish fabrication, electronics, and welding to complete the conversion.
You can stop by and watch the students complete this conversion next Thursday, 4 June from 11–5 at HCHS.
