Israeli company Electreon has announced that it's planning to build the first US road with wireless-charging capabilities for electric vehicles. The pilot project is set to be finished next year in Detroit, Michigan, and it'll initially only be one mile long.
The road will work by having an underground network of charging coils that connect to the energy grid, with EVs needing to have a receiver to charge while driving over them. The system doesn't emit electricity without an active receiver, so people and animals crossing the street won't get electrocuted. It's also modular, as each coil is connected individually to the grid, so a pothole won't render the entire charging system useless.
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