Indiana To Build Wireless In-Motion Charging For Electric Vehicles On Highway
Indiana To Build Wireless In-Motion Charging For Electric Vehicles On Highway
BY TYLER DURDEN SUNDAY, JUL 18, 2021 - 10:00 PM
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has begun the
first phase of a project to transform a segment of the state's highway into
wireless charging pavement for electric vehicles, according to local news WRTV.
INDOT partnered with Advancing Sustainability through Power
Infrastructure for Road Electrification (ASPIRE) Initiative, in a three-phase
project that will use magnetizable concrete, developed by a German startup
Magment GmbH, to allow seamless wireless charging of electric vehicles while in
motion.
"We're
quite eager to see this first of its kind project unfold in Indiana,"
David Christensen, the ASPIRE Innovation Director, said. "This partnership
that includes Magment, INDOT, Purdue University, and the larger ASPIRE
consortium has great promise to really move the needle on technology
development, which will, in turn, enable more positive impacts from deeper
electric vehicle adoption."
The project will be conducted in three phases. The first and
second will be pavement testing at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus.
The third phase will be INDOT installing a quarter-mile-long wireless charging
pavement on a stretch of highway in the state.
"Indiana is known as the Crossroads of America and we're
committed to fortifying our position as a transportation leader by innovating
to support the emerging vehicle technology," Gov. Eric Holcomb said.
"This partnership to develop wireless charging technology for highways
sends a strong signal that Indiana is on the leading edge of delivering the
infrastructure needed to support the adoption of electric vehicles."
Projects like these are set to spring up across the country as
funding for green projects could flourish once Washington passes an infrastructure
program.
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