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Sanctions hinder Iranian students quest to bring solar-powered car to the United States
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/12/sanctions-hinder-iranian-students-quest-to-bring-solar-powered-car-to-the-united-states/
Sanctions hinder Iranian students quest to bring solar-powered car to the United States
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:34 EDT
It is not easy for an Iranian to visit America. With no US embassy in Tehran since 1979, obtaining a visa usually requires two costly trips to Dubai or Turkey.
A group of Iranian students, however, have a far bigger problem — they want to send a car to the United States. Only then will they get on a plane.
The Havin-2 is no ordinary vehicle. Solar powered, its 4.5 metre (15 feet) carbon fibre chassis resembles a giant door. The four wheels that lurk beneath its sprawling white body are the only clue it is a car at all.
As entrants to the American Solar Challenge, a 1,700 mile (2,735 kilometre) road trip in July across seven US states from Austin, Texas to Minneapolis, Minnesota, a lot is at stake for the young Iranians.
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