The viability of a new type of road that can charging electric vehicles while in motion is being tested by engineers in the United States of America.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (Indot) and Purdue University are to join forces to test the the practical application of magnetised concrete from German company Magment. The two organisations will construct and test a stretch of road on Purdue’s campus to evaluate Magment’s effectiveness at inductive charging of electric vehicles.

The material is a combination of concrete and recycled magnetic particles called ferrite, which can then be cast into any shape required using conventional production techniques. The material is then able to conduct electricity, which can be drawn by a vehicle fitted with an inductive charging plate onboard, usually under the chassis.

Magment was founded in 2015, and it claims that its MagPad charging mat can be produced in a variety of sizes and offers charging capacity ranging from 200 watts to 250 kilowatts. What’s more, it can be used as a stationary charging point or used dynamically to charge moving vehicles.

The German inventor claims that its product can produce fully floor-integrated charging for warehouses that use electric forklifts and other logistics vehicles, or compact charging pads that can be made for use with e-scooters in smaller designated areas.

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