There are many challenges to overcome in order to fully transfer drivers around the world to electric vehicles.
Charging infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges, as enough chargers have to be built to support everyone with electric vehicles and increase charging speed.
As is the case, the full charge of some electric cars takes hours.
Many automakers and researchers see the possibility of future charging of electric cars using highways capable of charging the electric car while driving.
And while this may sound like science fiction, Italy is ready to get its first highway to charge electric cars.
The road is opened along the road in northern Italy, and the system was developed by a company called ElectReon Wireless that specializes in inductive charging of electric cars.
The technology developed by the company allows electric vehicle batteries to be charged while driving along specially constructed roads with built-in electrical equipment inside.
The first test of the system in Italy is carried out on a kilometre stretch of the Milan-Brescia motorway.
The company integrates its wireless technology to charge two Stellantis cars and an IVECO Bus while driving as part of the Arena of the future project.
The project aims to demonstrate contactless charging of a range of electric vehicles as they drive through highways and toll roads as a potential route to decarbonize transportation systems along Highway Transportation Corridors.
ElectReon Wireless is building the highway expansion infrastructure by installing copper coils under the asphalt.
The transfer of energy from these files wirelessly to the car's batteries as it moves through the route using magnetic induction.
The charging system requires a roadside controller and a receiver installed in the chassis of each vehicle participating in the experiment.
This closed Ring Road is called Arena of the Future or Arena del Futuro in Italian, located near the Chiari Ovest exit of the A35 motorway, about 50 kilometers from Milan.
This route is expected to charge the vehicles participating in the test, both during movement and during stationary.
If the experiment is successful, it could mean fewer electric charging stations, and less need to park and connect electric vehicles for future charging.
In the event that all major roads could be equipped with this technology at some point in the future, this could mean the end of waiting for the electric car to be charged.
The electrified road may also mean eliminating the major problem in the adoption of electric vehicles worldwide.