TEHRAN — The Ghazal-3, an Iranian-made solar car, will take a trip extending 2700 kilometers from north of Iran to south, IRNA news agency reported.

The journey will start from Anzali free zone, neighboring the Caspian Sea, and will culminate in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.

According to Karen Abrinia, a professor at Tehran University School of Mechanical Engineering and the Ghazal solar car project manager, the car will take the route passing the cities of Rasht, Qazvin, Tehran, Qom, Kashan, Isfahan, Yazd, Shiraz, Bandar-Abbas, and ending in Kish Island.

The Ghazal-3 is the most recent edition of an the Ghazal-1 which was first designed and built by a group of university students in 2004 and received Kharazmi International Award in 2005, Abrinia explained, adding, the Ghazal-2 was built in 2009 and took part in a solar car race held in Australia.

The four-wheel Ghazal-3 with two seats which was designed and built by 40 students of electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering can ultimately reach the speed of 130 kilometers per hour, he added.

Abrinia also noted that it took a year to provide finance for the Ghazal-3 project.

Developing such cars will make a great difference in protecting the environment and cutting back on the fossil fuel usage which is the primary reason for metropolises air pollution, he highlighted.

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