Mexican college students develop green electric vehicles to clean up algae

Several Mexican college students have recently developed an environmental electric vehicle that can clean up seaweed on the coast to alleviate the problem of seaweed flooding along the Caribbean coast.

Mexico's National Institute of Technology said in a statement recently that the electric vehicle developed by its university students is called "iktan", which means "exquisite" in the Maya language. The net weight of the vehicle is less than 500kg, the body is made of environmental friendly materials, equipped with conveyor belt and storage box, the engine noise is small, and it is expected to be used for 10 years.

According to reports, "iktan" can travel 60 kilometers along the beach in three hours and collect about 1.5 tons of seaweed at the same time. In addition, the environmental protection electric vehicle has zero carbon dioxide emission, which can adapt to the local high temperature and humid environment, and can minimize the damage of the equipment to the beach and ocean.

Mexico's jintanaroo state, which is close to the Caribbean Sea, has famous coastal resorts such as Cancun. However, in recent years, a large number of seaweeds have appeared on many local beaches, affecting the development of tourism. From May to July this year, the Mexican navy cleaned up about 57000 tons of seaweed when it carried out environmental protection missions in the state.