An electric car built by two Palestinian engineers made its debut on Tuesday in the streets of Gaza City to the approval of many onlookers. The car is powered by 32 batteries and can run for up to 120 miles on a single charge.
After its first drive through the city, many car owners were said to be asking its makers to switch their cars over to battery power.
The Gaza Strip relies on Israel for its fuel supply. But for the last few months, to punish Gaza’s Hamas-led government, Israel has imposed fuel blockades on Gaza, forcing many gas stations to close. Some Gazans have resorted to using cooking oil to fuel their cars. Fayez Anan, one of the electric car’s creators, said the bad smell of cooking oil-powered autos rolling through the city motivated him to build the electric car.
The conversion cost about $2,500.
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