Detroit’s new electric highway began to take shape last September, when Michigan Governor
If you caught that thing about new opportunities for businesses, that refers to new EV infrastructure that enables electrification stakeholders to test their wireless technology in a variety of vehicles under real-road conditions. “Electreon will lead the design, evaluation, iteration, testing, and implementation of the pilot program, which aims to be operational as of 2023, working with NextEnergy and Jacobs Engineering Group,” the Governor’s office explained. “The project is currently slated for up to a 1-mile stretch of both dynamic and stationary wireless EV charging in Detroit.”
Well, whaddaya know about that. The Governor was none too pleased when Ford announced plans for its newin Tennessee and two battery factories in Kentucky last year, but Michigan Central is quite the consolation prize. That’s a good question. Individually owned cars and other vehicles may not get much use out of wireless on-the-go charging, but fleet vehicles will, especially those with multiple drivers.
Among several projects in hand, Electreon has laid claim to the first wireless electric road system in Germany, designed for an electric bus shuttle operated by Karlsruhe Transport Company, VBK.