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Iran launches the "Car-Free Day" initiative.

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13/09/2026 | 05:52 PM


The Iranian Ministry of Energy launched the "Car-Free Day" initiative within the ministry to reduce fuel consumption amid the worsening energy supply crisis in the country.

Energy Minister Abbas Ali Abadi said in a press interview reviewed by the "News Video Agency" that the ministry will encourage employees to use alternative transportation and not rely on their private cars, stressing that the government aims to rationalize energy consumption starting from its own institutions.

The initiative comes in response to the directives of Iranian President Masoud Beizlaki to adopt a weekly car-free day in government institutions, coinciding with efforts to develop public transportation and increase the production of hybrid cars.