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

Green Car Congress

The service was developed as a response to kilometer-long queues of vehicles waiting to cross the EU border from Estonia into Russia. The environment has benefitted both locally in terms of less waste, reduced noise and fewer exhaust fumes, as well as globally through less CO 2 emissions from idling vehicles.

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

Green Car Congress

The global automotive industry is currently facing great challenges, such as CO 2 emissions and safety issues. This material will provide benefits such as improved strength, dimensional stability and better thermal behavior, better flame behavior (active as flame retardant and for reducing the emission of smoke), and superior durability.

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