The Swedish Transport Administration is convinced that the future is clearly linked to electrification. In that sense, they are preparing a proposal that will dazzle the world with its high technological standards.
By 2025, the country intends to build the first road for charging electric cars. Sweden is thinking of a solution that, although not definitive, can be a key alternative to the lack of charging points on the roads.
In that sense, the Scandinavian nation has just announced plans to build the world’s first electrified highway, which will allow electric cars to charge while driving on its surface.
This would save electric vehicle users the hassle of having to search for and wait at charging stations, since in theory, the road can provide all the power needed.
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Strategic location
The Swedish transport administration detailed that the E20 highway, which is located in the middle of three major cities in the country (Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö), will be the first to receive this technology.
Jan Pettersson, Head of the Swedish Transport Administration, said that electrification is the way forward to decarbonize the transport sector.
The construction of this highway, scheduled for completion in 2025, is part of Sweden’s efforts to decarbonize the transport sector and with the aim of aligning with the European Union law banning the sale of new combustion cars from 2035.
Authorities have not yet decided which charging method will be used on the electrified road, although there are options that have the upper hand within the planning.
One of these is the catenary system, which uses overhead wires to supply power to cars on the road, which would be more suitable for buses or streetcars.
As a second option, there is talk of an induction system, whereby equipment is buried under the road that sends power to coils installed in the electric vehicle, charging the vehicle as it passes along the road.
Third, the road could be based on conductive charging, where electricity is sent wirelessly to a metal plate on the electric vehicle, similar to the charging pads on cell phones.
