Electric automobiles that refuel while on the road. On a section of electrified road in northern Italy, it will be possible soon.
Electron, in a nutshell, is constructing the infrastructure by burying copper coils beneath the asphalt. Magnetic induction transfers energy directly and wirelessly to the vehicle’s batteries while driving.
The system involves a control unit positioned on the electrified road’s side lane. Each electric vehicle participating in the trial has a receiver placed in its chassis.
The test is being carried out by electron in collaboration with more than ten Italian partners. Brebemi, which operates the toll road, is the most important of these. The pilot’s purpose is to see how well the technology works on toll roads.
The trial project will be funded by Brebemi, with ElectReon providing the wireless electric road system. The system, dubbed ‘Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer,’ will be tested on several electric vehicles in both stationary and dynamic conditions.
