The electric engine is installed over the rear wheels and functions off of a signal gear, produced as a joint-venture between Mercedes-Benz and Bosch.

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The head of the joint venture that oversees Farsi1 said it had experienced interference when its signal was located near BBC Persian or near other news channels, but this subsided after it moved to a different transponder.

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