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ElectRoad wants to build roads that wirelessly charge your car

by Futures Centre, May 11
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Israeli Startup Is Building Electric Roads That Will Charge Cars

An Israeli startup is testing an electric road that would charge cars while they drive. Oren Ezer, the entrepreneur who started ElectRoad, told Haaretz that it’s actually relatively simple to make a “smart road.” Copper chains are inserted into grooves in the asphalt, then connected to a power converter on the side of the road that links to the city’s electric grid.

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