Nothing scares drivers of electric cars more than the thought of running out of charge in the middle of nowhere. There’s even a term for this fear: “range anxiety.”
To quell range anxiety, and hopefully encourage more drivers to choose electric vehicles, England is testing an under-road charging system that would recharge batteries while cars drive.
“The potential to recharge low emission vehicles on the move offers exciting possibilities,” said Transport Minister Andrew Jones in an official statement. “The government is already committing £500 million over the next five years to keep Britain at the forefront of this technology.”
Trials, slated to begin later this year, will involve installing charging systems underneath mock roads designed to replicate real highway conditions. In these “dynamic charging” systems, coils are buried beneath the asphalt of special charging lanes, offering contactless charging to vehicles fitted with charging “receivers.”
To quell range anxiety, and hopefully encourage more drivers to choose electric vehicles, England is testing an under-road charging system that would recharge batteries while cars drive.
“The potential to recharge low emission vehicles on the move offers exciting possibilities,” said Transport Minister Andrew Jones in an official statement. “The government is already committing £500 million over the next five years to keep Britain at the forefront of this technology.”
Trials, slated to begin later this year, will involve installing charging systems underneath mock roads designed to replicate real highway conditions. In these “dynamic charging” systems, coils are buried beneath the asphalt of special charging lanes, offering contactless charging to vehicles fitted with charging “receivers.”
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