LOS ANGELES - Electreon, a wireless electric road technology company, has announced the successful launch of the world's first highway that wirelessly charges vehicles in motion. The shared system enables passenger vehicles, vans, buses, and heavy- and medium-duty trucks to charge simultaneously, creating a universal model for electric mobility and proving that highways themselves can serve as charging assets in the shift to electric travel.
Led by VINCI Autoroutes—France's largest toll road operator—and backed by Bpifrance, the "Charge As You Drive" project marks a leap forward for electric vehicles of all sizes. In partnership with Electreon, VINCI Construction, Gustave Eiffel University, and Hutchinson, VINCI Autoroutes helped develop and test an active 1.5-kilometer stretch of highway along the A10 near Paris, where electric trucks, buses, vans, and cars now recharge as they drive without stopping or plugging in.
Several expert and independent laboratories of Gustave Eiffel University conducted extensive tests on mechanical, thermal, and power transfer performance, confirming average power transfer above 200 kW and peaks over 300 kW—twice the power required by a heavy-duty truck to drive that distance. The system proved safe, durable, and reliable under real highway traffic and at true highway speeds.
Oren Ezer, CEO of Electreon, said, "This marks a pivotal moment in the global development of wireless roads. The system's outstanding performance, demonstrated in this project and verified by independent laboratories in France, proves that our technology is the only one capable of delivering high-power, reliable dynamic charging. Electreon's technology not only meets but exceeds all the targets set by the French government. I believe these results pave the way for the deployment of thousands of kilometers of wireless roads in France—and across the world."
Electreon's technology is a response to the French Ministry of Transport's visionary plan to deploy 9,000 kilometers of Electric Road System (ERS) by 2035.
