electreon wireless’ electric roads in tel aviv to charge cars on the go

scheduled for mid-august, the concept enables electric vehicles to wirelessly charge while driving.

tim spears October 9, 2020 2 min

update 10.09.2020: the pilot of tel aviv’s first ‘electric road’ has now begun, after delays from mid-august. the route stretches over 2km – with a 600m pilot to start – to link together the city’s university and railway station. it will enable EV buses, capable of being charged directly from under-road infrastructure, to travel along the roads. the tests are hoped to be completed – and successful – in two months.

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the electric cables have been fitted underneath the roads in tel aviv

israeli startup electreon wireless aims to create and build the first electric city road in the world, with their demo project in tel aviv. it will form a 2km (1.2 mile) stretch between the tel aviv university and their main train station. the concept itself enables EVs to charge while driving, ensuring energy can be fuelled on the go and range is maximized. this is said to be especially important when electric vehicles become fully autonomous.

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all images courtesy of electreon

the demo in tel aviv follows electreon wireless’ successful test charge of a renault zoe in 2019 as well as an electric truck and trailer in sweden in mid-2020. the latter is part of smartroad gotland, where, by november 2020, copper coils will be laid across 2.5 miles of road on the swedish island. it will support an airport shuttle service. the coils transmit energy wirelessly to a receiver under the EV, and two-thirds of a mile of road can be laid overnight.

electreon – their dynamic wireless charging concept

a similar plan is set for tel aviv in mid-august 2020. originally, 1km (0.6 miles) of charging coils were to embedded into the roads but now this has been increased to 2km (1.2 miles). the new plan is with the aim of continuing the electric road from the university to the train station and then on a further route around the city.

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renault zoe inductively charging test in 2019

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smartroad gotland project successfully test charged an electric truck wirelessly