Remove Batteries Remove Charging Remove Israel Remove Michigan
article thumbnail

First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

Teslarati

Talk of wireless charging roads for electric vehicles (EVs) has been underway for the past several years, but the first U.S. The wireless charging road is set to continue construction through the end of the year, with testing set to follow early next year. project to feature the technology has now been completed.

Michigan 131
article thumbnail

Electreon partners with Jacobs to grow US wireless EV charging infrastructure for fleets

Green Car Congress

Israel-based Electreon, a provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology will collaborate with global technical professional services firm Jacobs on select wireless EV charging projects across the US for fleet operators including city and state authorities. The Michigan project includes a 1.6-kilometer

Fleet 195
article thumbnail

Michigan wants to develop a wireless EV-charging road by next year

Teslarati

Michigan is planning to develop a wireless, in-road, electric vehicle charging road by next year, according to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office, which announced the plan today. “I am happy to see Michigan lead and keep building on these ground-breaking initiatives creating new business opportunities and high-tech jobs.

article thumbnail

Detroit’s Inductive EV Charging Roads: Boon or Boondoggle?

The Truth About Cars

Detroit now has a quarter-mile length of roadway with the ability to charge properly equipped electric vehicles as they drive. & Leveraging technology from Electreon, MDOT has installed a section of road with inductive-charging coils that will charge electric vehicles (equipped with Electreon receivers) on the go.

Charging 101
article thumbnail

Here’s how wireless charging could cut costs for commercial EVs

Baua Electric

Two recent wireless charging pilot programs show the potential for the technology’s use with commercial EV fleets. Highway 231 in West Lafayette, Indiana, for wireless charging of electric trucks. In this case, vehicles park over a pad to charge, with performance claimed to be equivalent to conventional Level 2 AC chargers.

article thumbnail

Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

Green Car Congress

Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project.

Utah 195
article thumbnail

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives.