Mohammad Mahdi Rastegardoost - School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Sepehr Heydari - Institute of Internal Combustion Engine and Automotive Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Pouria Ahmadi - School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Karen Abrinia - School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Nowadays, with increasing environmental pollution and damages that threaten the health of the community, a lot of research is being conducted on reducing the emission from transportation sector as one of the main sources of total worldwide emissions. It is confirmed that one of the ways to reduce emission is to switch from fossil based fuels to more environmentally benign fuels. Among the options, electric vehicles (EVs) have proven themselves as one of the best options. In this research study, a solar based EV which is developed and built at University of Tehran is studied. The environmental impacts assessment along with the energy consumption of this solar-electric vehicle is investigated

Electric vehicle; Solar vehicle; Energy consumption; Emission; NEDC and Solar panels.