Monday, March 25, 2024
HomeNewsSweden to build electrified road to charge EVs while driving

Sweden to build electrified road to charge EVs while driving

Sweden is building the worldโ€™s first-ever electrified road which will charge electric vehicles (EVs) while driving. The โ€œelectric roadโ€ will help cars, and trucks charge by while driving.

Experts have lauded the technology and believe the electrified road will help EVs travel longer distances with smaller batteries and address a low number of charging stations.

Already, the country has debuted several pilot projects including a temporary electric road.

โ€œWe think the electrification solution is the way forward for decarbonizing the transport sector and we are working with a number of solutions,โ€ Jan Pettersson, Director of Strategic Development at Trafikverket, the Swedish transport administration, told Euronews Next.

The โ€œEuropean route E20โ€ links logistic hubs between Hallsberg and ร–rebro, situated in the countryโ€™s three main cities- Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmรถ.

Check out: Best Electric Cars Price in Nepal | Latest 2023 Update

How does the electric road work?

There are three types of charging systems- catenary system, inductive system, and conductive system. The first one uses overhead wires to provide electricity so itโ€™s suited for heavy electric buses or trams.

The inductive charging system uses dedicated equipment underneath the road that sends electricity to a coil in the EV. The coil installed in the vehicle uses that electricity to charge its battery.

Also read:

Conductive charging is similar to a charger pad for smartphones. Not required to plug in a charger, special electric vehicles have a pad on the road. When the vehicle goes on top of it, the pad charges the vehicle. Itโ€™s a wireless charging system.

Follow us on Facebook to get latest tech news of Nepal for Fintech, Telecom, Banking, Entertainment, Electric Automobiles, More.
RELATED ARTICLES

Most Popular

Latest Posts