Press Release | Day 1 – 14 November 2022

First day of #TRA2022 at the Lisbon Congress Centre!

 

The 9th edition of the Transport Research Arena (TRA) started today at the Lisbon Congress Centre. TRA is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility, bringing together Portuguese and international experts to discuss the future of mobility.

 

“Decarbonising mobility is not as straightforward as replacing petrol powered cars with electric and hydrogen cars. Electric cars may take up to 9 years to offset the CO2 emitted during its production. We need to invest in more circularity and new materials” stressed Pedro Nuno Santos, Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing.

 

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