December 07, 2023

EEVblog 1584 – Wireless Freakin’ EV Charging Roads! A $250M Boondoggle

29 minutes

The US Department of Transport have authorised a $250M grant program to fund Wireless EV charging roads. A look at the pilot program in Detroit Michigan with the startup company Electreon:

https://electreon.com/

00:00 – Wireless EV road charging in Detroit

01:15 – $250M funding from the US Department of Transport!

03:18 – The inductive road coil

05:29 – This project is a half arsed approach to EV costs.

06:50 – Petrol/Gas vs Electric EV charging, still no contest.

07:14 – Reminds me of Adam Something and his take on Electric Busses

08:21 – Electreon gets UN Approval!

09:02 – Private company tech in roads?

09:41 – The location in Detroit

10:53 – The Chicken & Egg problem

13:52 – The problems are many

16:57 – Let’s watch the Electreon marketing video

18:16 – The EV retrofit is EASY!

20:25 – The motherload of wireless charging failure analysis document from DOT!

26:41 – They make it sound so easy!

27:56 – They want these on consumer EV’s, LOL!

Reference Links:

DOT failure analysis report: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57152

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billkoenig/2023/12/01/wireless-charging-for-electric-vehicles-may-be-advancing/?sh=5aa369e81d5f

https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/technology-europe-middle-east-business-israel-1894c77ba274467a8fd29373a1da4a0c

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/redefining-green-transportation-new-federal-bill-boosts-wireless-ev-charging-program-301894508.html

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/11/29/detroit-road-electreon-charge-ev-14th-street/71728909007/

https://apnews.com/article/wireless-roadway-electric-vehicle-charging-detroit-22fcdeabd026d81712a0c1a12b190d9a

https://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stevens-introduces-bill-expand-wireless-ev-charging-programs-federal-level

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.926270/full

https://www.designboom.com/technology/ev-charging-highways-electreon-wireless-electric-vehicles-sweden-italy-05-24-2021/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2S2qzGkcis

https://www.theautopian.com/toyota-electreon-roads/

https://meticulousblog.org/top-10-companies-in-wireless-electric-vehicle-ev-charging-systems-market/

https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/wireless-electric-vehicle-charging-systems-market-5178

https://australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ATRF2022_Resubmission_32.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-63101889

https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1493137

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