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Solved - MJW #297 - Naturmobil by Hadi Mirhejazi 2009
« on: February 20, 2011, 04:59:04 PM »
What is this vehicle, how was it driven and who designed it?
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 08:09:41 PM »
it's gotta be human powered, no?
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2011, 02:06:47 PM »
No - it's not human-powered!
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 04:30:42 AM »
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2011, 05:04:15 AM »
Moving up a level
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2011, 06:54:14 AM »
This is the "Naturmobil", developed by an Iranian engineer called Hadi Mirhejazi.

All jokes about a "one horsepower vehicle" were exhausted in the press coverage when this appeared in 2009, so I won't attempt any more.

The drive system is a horse-electric hybrid. The horse walks on the treadmill in the back of the vehicle, and this drives a generator which charges a battery set. I understand that the vehicle has been clocked at a top speed of 28 mph.
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Re: MJW #297
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2011, 07:43:51 AM »
Well done Tom and many thanks for the photo - it serves as a perfect illustration of how this extraordinary vehicle is propelled.
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