eRoadArlanda: Sweden claims to have built an electrified road, who is the first in the world to be able to charge vehicles as they travel. New technology could potentially help reduce the high cost of electric cars, according to a statement from the Vattenfall and Elways companies that have taken over the project at Reuters.
The state-funded project, called eRoadArlanda, costs about 50 million kroner ($5.82 million). uses a modified one electric truck making transfers from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to the nearby Postnord Logistics hub to test the technology.
An electrified rail embedded in the tarmac of the 2km long road automatically charges the truck as it travels. A mobileThe arm attached to the vehicle recognizes the position of the rail on the road and charging stops when the vehicle passes the rail or stops.
CEO Elways, Gunnar Asplund, said charging while driving practically means that electric cars will no longer need large batteries, which cost almost half the money to buy an electric car.
The electrified roads will allow for smaller batteries and will make electric cars even cheaper than fossil fuels.
Mr Asplund said the Swedish state, which is funding the project, was satisfied with the results so far, with the only issue that appears to have already been resolved being the dirt collecting on the track. loading.
"These roads will allow electric vehicles to travel long distances without large, expensive and heavy batteries," said Markus Fischer, a spokesman for Vattenfall, adding that installing the necessary arm in new cars would be cheaper than rebuilding today. models.
Elways has patented this technology. The eRoadArlanda tests started in April and will last for at least 12 months in order to test the electric vehicle under different weather conditions.
