EV Recharging Electreon has integrated its technology at the 'Arena of the future' project in Brescia, Italy. Shown are an Iveco electric bus and a Fiat 500-e being charged while driving. (Image: Electreon) minimum of one mile (1.6 km). After the existing road surface is removed, rubber-coated copper coil segments will be buried 3.15 inches (8 cm) under a new road surface. " Non-electric vehicles are able to use the roadway as usual without any disruption, " said Dr. Stefan Tongur, Electreon's VP. The roadway's coil segments transmit power to an EV undercarriage-mounted receiver via magnetic resonance induction as the EV moves or is parked directly above the coils. A power-management unit located either underground or above-ground near the roadside will transfer the energy from the electric grid to the roadway's copper-coil infrastructure. " Cloud-based management software enables live monitoring and provides smart-charging insights, " Ezer explained. An Electreon employee signs her name on an in-road charging coil before road resurfacing is completed in Gotland, Sweden. The Smartroad Gotland project began operations in early 2020 as a pre-commercial demonstration of an electrified roadway. (Image: Electreon) ABOVE-GROUND MANAGEMENT UNIT UNDER-GROUND MANAGEMENT UNIT UNDER-ROAD COIL SEGMENTS An electric truck is being wirelessly charged in Gotland, Sweden, as part of Electreon's 'Smartroad Gotland' project. Image includes technology overview graphics. (Image: Electreon) 24 Battery & Electrification Technology, March 2023