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Tehran students invent Sun-Powered vehicle, tour Iran

Tehran students invent Sun-Powered vehicle, tour Iran
The Gazelle III, a solar vehicle developed by Iranian students at University of Tehran, continues its 8-day journey around Iran, from Bandar-e Anzali to Kish.





According toMehr, the vehicle's construction was completed in2015. The Gazelle III is the third electric vehicle tohave been made byIranian students using solar panels.

The solar cars tour began onJuly 16 and will end onJuly 24.

Within the set time (8 days) Gazelle III must travel a certain distance, 2700 km, fromFree Commerce and Industry Zone Anzali toanother free zone onKish Island, the director ofthe center ofdevelopment and design ofthe Gazelle III, Karen Abri Niya, announced inhis interview withMehr.
In the meantime, the vehicle has already passed throughRasht, Qazvin and Tehran (through Partisan Park, Vali Asr Street and the territory ofthe charity foundation Kahrizak), added Abri Niya. The aim ofits journey is tointroduce Iranian citizens tothe vehicles inventor and the cars creators.


Our journey will give Iranians the opportunity tolearn more aboutmodern scientific discoveries, which are developed bystudents. They will see that universities, inaddition toeducational activity, work towardsenvironment protection, Abri Niya said.


On July 19, the vehicle arrived inYazd and stopped nearby the citys local university. Then everyone had the opportunity tolook atthe solar car nearJamia Mosque.

Abri Niya explained that it is not a coincidence that the tour began atthe Caspian Sea, asfor Iran it is a significant ecological zone, and the Gazelle III is designed toprotect the environment.

During the day, the vehicle gets its energy fromthe sun. If there is not enough energy, then the solar car gets its energy froman electric engine.
Many Iranian roads are not suitable forthe solar cars travelling mission. For this reason alone, Gazelle III was not able toget permission fromthe traffic police tomove alongthe planned path. Therefore, the solar car can only take permitted paths, inmany cases throughcities.


According tothe creators, the Gazelle III, which is capable ofreaching a top speed ofup to140 km per hour, is the first two-passenger electric car inthe Middle East.

In 2015, duringthe World Solar Challenge competition inAustralia, the Gazelle III was ranked third inspeed and seventh interms ofthe distance it covered.

By Sputnik

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