Israeli company ElectReon Wireless is building a 0.6-mile-long (1 kilometer) stretch of electric vehicle-charging highway, between Milan and Brescia in Italy, to test the technology for widespread adoption, a report by Innovation Origins explains.

Though the trial in Italy won’t be the first example of an electric vehicle-charging road, it is the first trial of the technology to involve a highway.

During the trial, the highway will recharge electric vehicles as they drive using copper coils on the side of the road to transfer energy straight to the batteries of electric vehicles (EVs) via magnetic induction.

Reducing ‘range anxiety’ and setting autonomous EVs free

One of the hurdles to mass electric vehicle adoption is the implementation of charging infrastructure worldwide, with many regions still lacking the infrastructure needed for electric vehicle owners to drive comfortably without keeping a constant eye on their nearest charging station.

With its ‘Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer’ technology, ElectReon Wireless envisions a world devoid of “range anxiety,” the company says on its website.

As charging infrastructure will, essentially, be built into the roads themselves, the system will also greatly reduce the need for charging stations as well as large batteries. In theory,  it could also eventually allow autonomous vehicles to drive around the clock without stopping to charge.

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