ElectReon is a pioneer in developing electric road technology, reducing the need for an expensive and heavy battery, minimizing the need to establish charging and gas stations across the city, and enabling unlimited journey times (when traveling along the necessary infrastructure).
The company recently announced the completion of initial testing of an electric road system, and presented for the first time an electric vehicle traveling continuously along a 25-meter section within the company's experimental complex in Beit Yanai, to the satisfaction of the system's developers.
The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be carried out between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv – a two-kilometer route including 600 meters of electric road. It will enable electric buses capable of being charged directly from under-road electric infrastructure to travel on the route serving passengers traveling to and from Tel Aviv University.
The municipal policy of Tel Aviv-Yafo attaches great importance to electric vehicles reducing air pollution and noise in the city. The construction of electric roads will encourage energy-independent public transportation and promote the adoption of innovative initiatives and technologies in various other fields.
The construction of an electric road to charge public transportation vehicles while traveling will make Tel Aviv-Yafo the first city worldwide to roll out this technology on a wide scale. In doing so, the city will evaluate the viability of adding distribution trucks, as well as private and autonomous vehicles.
Constructing electric roads in Tel Aviv-Yafo will position the State of Israel as a global leader in the field.
If the pilot is successful, it may be expanded to additional locations in the city.
Transforming a road into an electrified surface and a means for charging, through advanced and effective infrastructure, will enable the acceleration of the transition to electric buses. Relying on direct charging of vehicles from the road itself will remove the need to establish charging stations or be operationally bound to terminals.
Source: New-Tech Europe
