Gibson City family going green

GIBSON CITY – The car is Illini blue, but it is green in theory and certainly saving the green for Gibson City Mayor Dan Dickey and his wife, Paula.

It is the all-electric car known as the ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise). His honor's 2007 model is said to be the first ZENN car sold in the state of Illinois, according to Catherine Scrimgeour, spokeswoman for ZENN Motor Company of Toronto, Canada.

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