The dream of driving on electric highways (eHighways) for miles without recharging the electric vehicle is a dream of drivers, specially here in the USA where distances are huge compared to europe. Yet some Researchers and entrepreneurs are creating a project test track in Sweden where electric vehicles can drive without fear of depleting their battery pack.
The Swedish transport administration, Trafikverke, announced that the Smart road Gotland consortium, led by Electreon AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Electreon Wireless, won a tender to demonstrate electric road technology in Sweden. The road, based on Electreon’s dynamic wireless charging technology, will be the first in the world to charge both an electric truck and bus while traveling.
The consortium will build the 1.6 km long electric road as part of a total route of 4.1 km between the town of Visby and the airport on Gotland Island in Sweden. The electric bus will be used as a public shuttle and the electric truck will be tested by a professional driver to ensure that the system is ready for large-scale projects on highways. The total budget of the project is $12.5 million, $9.8 million to be financed by the Swedish government and the rest as in-kind by members of the consortium.
