February 1, 2022
Electrion’s charging technology will be paved for 1.6 miles along Ford’s Innovation District in Michigan. A number of other large American infrastructure companies will participate in the project, and Electrion estimates that the project will pave its way to the American market.
Electreon, along with automaker Ford, won a Michigan State tender to build a state-of-the-art wireless charging road. The project will include a 1.6-kilometer-long wireless charging road and static stations for wireless charging in the Detroit city district that also serves as Ford’s central transportation innovation district. The road will start operating, according to the plan, during 2023, and will be the first public wireless charging road in the United States. The Electraion share jumps at a double-digit rate in morning trading in Tel Aviv.
In addition to Ford, a number of other well-known American companies are expected to participate in the project, including Jacobs Engineering, which will lead the road design and support project management, DTE Energy, which will provide electricity to the electric road, and KIEWIT, one of the largest infrastructure companies in the country. The alliance that will support the planning and execution of infrastructure works, and the company CleanTech ROUSH, which specializes in converting commercial vehicles to alternative propulsion, which will provide an electric truck for the project.
Electrion will provide the project with its wireless charging technology and will lead the design, implementation and operation of the project. Electrion estimates that the project in Michigan may be an important component in the infiltration of the company’s technology into the United States and in the formation of strategic partnerships with leading factors in the American market.
Electraion from Beit Yanai has developed an electric road technology that charges the batteries of the electric vehicle during its journey on the electrical section. It is based on the use of magnetic coils that are buried under the travel lanes and charge the vehicles’ chargers wirelessly, using magnetic inspiration. This helps to reduce the weight of the electric vehicles, since a relatively small battery is needed. The system includes a management unit located on the sides of the traffic lanes on the electric road, and a shelter unit at the rear of the vehicle.
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