Electreon Wins a Tender to Provide Road Charging Technology for a Project Funded by the German Government
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BEIT YANAI, Israel, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/
ElectReon (TASE: ELWS), which is developing and implementing Wireless Electric Road Systems (ERS) that wirelessly charge commercial and passenger electric vehicles while driving, announced today that it was selected to provide the technology for
eCharge, a project funded by the Roads Innovation Program of the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). The winning consortium includes Volkswagen and Eurovia.
The aim of the project is to develop an economical and functional solution for inductive charging of electric vehicles while driving. The project has received €1.9 million financing from the German Federal Government.
The truck being charged while driving with above and underground managements units on both sides
The fully electric long-haul truck was charged by the road while driving at various speeds of up to 60 km/h on a 200-meter electric road segment, with an average transfer rate of 70 kW from the road to the receivers and into the truck s battery. The system reached stable operation with consistent results, and testing confirmed that snow and ice do not affect the wireless charging capabilities. The Company proved the robustness of its proprietary cloud-based software by remotely operating, monitoring, and testing the system from the Company s headquarters in Israel.