Electric vehicles driving in Detroit could increase
their charge by using an in-road charging
system by 2023, Michigan Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer’s office announced this week.
In 2021, Whitmer announced the state’s plan
to build the first electric vehicle charging road
in the U.S. The contract to build it was awarded
to ElectReon, an Israel-based company that
develops wireless charging infrastructure. The
roadway would charge electric vehicles while
they are in motion or stationary.
ElectReon has contracts for similar roadways in
Israel, Sweden, Italy and Germany. The contract
with the Michigan Department of Transportation
is an opportunity for the company to expand
it’s presence in the U.S. the company’s CEO Oren
Ezer said in a news release.