First dynamic wirelessly-charged motorway

On the A10 motorway, around forty kilometers southwest of Paris, France, a consortium led by VINCI Autoroutes in collaboration with Electreon, VINCI Construction, Gustave Eiffel University, and Hutchinson, has launched the Charge as you drive project

This is the first in the world to implement a dynamic induction charging system on a motorway in live traffic. The system enables electric heavy-duty vehicles, and any electric vehicle equipped with receivers, to recharge directly from the road while driving, delivering above 300 kW peak power, and over 200 kW average power

At scale, this solution could significantly reduce vehicle battery size, which would improve the overall performance of heavy electric mobility in several ways. Vehicles would become less expensive, lighter, and more energy-efficient, with greater carrying capacity, and no downtime for charging.

The environmental benefits would also be substantial, with lower raw-material needs and a smaller carbon footprint from battery manufacturing.

Following laboratory tests to prequalify materials and mechanical durability trials on a closed site, induction coils were installed over 1.5 km of roadway on the A10. The project is now entering a new phase, with prototype vehicles—including a heavy-duty truck, a utility vehicle, a passenger car, and a bus—driving on the motorway under real traffic conditions.

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