Israeli company thinks roads could be used to wirelessly charge electric vehicles
- 7 years ago
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — An Israeli-based technology start-up plans to test a system that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles using energy transfer coils embedded in the road.
Imagine if you could charge your electric car or bus simply by driving. This would reduce the need for hefty batteries. It could also extend the range of your vehicle.
ElectRoad has designed a system that charges electric vehicles by embedding energy transfer coils in the road. As a vehicle such travels over the coils, its battery is charged wirelessly.
ElectRoad claims it can lay 2 kilometers of energy transfer coils in a day. Road is dug up by one machine. The coils are laid. Another machine buries the coils under bitumen. Roadside equipment helps to monitor electricity usage.
ElectRoad hopes to begin testing the system with a public bus in Tel Aviv.
Imagine if you could charge your electric car or bus simply by driving. This would reduce the need for hefty batteries. It could also extend the range of your vehicle.
ElectRoad has designed a system that charges electric vehicles by embedding energy transfer coils in the road. As a vehicle such travels over the coils, its battery is charged wirelessly.
ElectRoad claims it can lay 2 kilometers of energy transfer coils in a day. Road is dug up by one machine. The coils are laid. Another machine buries the coils under bitumen. Roadside equipment helps to monitor electricity usage.
ElectRoad hopes to begin testing the system with a public bus in Tel Aviv.