TEHRAN –“Persian Gazelle”, the first solar automobile in its kind being built in the Middle East region is on its way to Isfahan, a city in the central Iran.

The car, powered by solar energy is designed and produced by some of the students from the University of Tehran. The car left Tehran for the historic city of Isfahan yesterday, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said here, on Sunday.

On its way to Isfahan, the single-passenger car is expected to by Sunday evening arrive in Kashan, another historic city located on the borders of the nation’s central desert and is scheduled to start its journey on Monday early morning and arrive in Isfahan at noon the same day, the report also explained.

The team accompanying Gazelle is due to return to Tehran on May 20.

The designers have been invited to join 20 best research teams of the world in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to cooperate in building of future solar cars.