Teamwork triumphs in car's 'green' conversion

DOVER — In outward appearances, the 1990 Mercedes-Benz sedan parked outside Dover-Sherborn High School is just another well-preserved classic. Its white paint is unblemished, its blue leather seats are intact, and its engine purrs like a kitten.

But for science teachers Elizabeth Friedman and Nick Grout, it has been something of a mobile learning lab, teaching valuable lessons about sustainability, practicality, and the contributions that individuals can make to the bottom line.

Its magic, they say, is in the fuel tank.“It runs on vegetable oil,’’ said Grout, a science and technology teacher. “After we converted it, the kids nicknamed it ‘The Green Monster.’

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