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Four Siemens 1200 kW electric motors power world’s largest truck; all-wheel drive

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BelAZ (based in Belarus) wanted this to not only be the biggest truck in the world but also to carry 25% more payload than the world’s biggest dump truck at the time. Unlike previous models, the new truck was to be outfitted with eight tires, because each tire is designed to carry a load of only about 100 tons. Click to enlarge.

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Estonian PPP GoSwift wins global Transport Award for smart border crossing point service; traffic queue management

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Designated waiting areas provide secure parking, as well as restaurants, toilets, showers and free Wi-Fi. Following the success of the Estonian project, the same queuing service has been implemented at five Lithuanian border crossing points and at one Finnish border point on crossings to Russia and Belarus.

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Opinion: Ukraine’s Next Crisis? Economic [and energy] Disaster

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This has led to an electricity crisis that can only be staunched by cutting domestic production along with exports to Europe, Crimea, and Belarus—or worse, getting more imports from Russia. Each move is designed to negate the other.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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100 includes the 27 Member States of the European Union, the European Union itself, as well as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Turkey. The new version of UNECE Regulation No.

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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence

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They could still attack the Rivne nuclear plant, the largest under Ukraine’s control, which is just 60 kilometers from the Belarus border. Parts are also a concern, according to Pavlyshyn, who said the best hope was to source them from other European operators of Russian-designed reactors. You can’t build those into the design.

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Covert Actions Heighten Ukraine’s Nuclear Peril

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Then Kotin gave contradictory answers when asked why he recently dismissed the director of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, which lies just under 60 kilometers from Belarus and is the largest still under Ukraine’s control. Asked why Boyarintsev was not present as requested, Kotin told the energy committee he had the day off.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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As part of the work, a novel graphene-based polymer material will be investigated, modeled, and designed to enhance both vehicle and occupant safety while remaining very light. This enhanced understanding will inform asset owners and managers and lead to improved design strategies. Italy); and Delta-Tech S.p.A.

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