Zimbabwe is a country with an incredibly high maternal mortality rate, but a new solar taxi by Australian researchers could help to reduce the number of deaths in the country. The solar taxi could take women from their remote villages to healthcare facilities to give birth. Peter Pudney, senior research fellow at the University of South Australia, became involved in the project when he received an email following a trip around the world with TREV, a two-seater renewable energy vehicle.
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