Roads are changing in Europe – The unknown technology of the Swedes is turning the tables

The ultimate end to the electric car autonomy concern aims to ground new technology from the Swedes, which could also make them more affordable.

Sweden is one of the countries in Europe that is at the forefront of developments in terms of sales of hybrid and pure electric models and seems to have technology in the works that It can give a final solution in terms of autonomy but also in charging.

With a sales share in 2022 of electric and PHEV models exceeding 56% (out of total sales of about 330,000), Sweden, with a population of 10.4 million, is now trying to create the conditions for faster adoption of battery-powered cars..

The technology that the Swedes are already implementing in beta relates to wired charging of an electric vehicle, whether it is in motion or parked.

wired The Swedish Elonroad charging system (a name with a clear reference to the owner of Tesla) is being developed for large-scale implementation in collaboration with other companies and universities.. The partner is also the Transportation Directorate of the Ministry of Infrastructure of the country that has taken over and The main part of the financing of the project, which is called EVolutionRoad.

In fact, Elonroad has been doing tests for about three years in an urban environment, namely in the city of Lund, on the urban transport line.

The Swedish company’s system consists of a rail integrated into the road surface. Inside this rail are all the cables and sensors needed to transmit electricity to the system Of the stations located every 1.5 km.

The system has the ability to recognize the type of vehicle you want to use as well as its battery size and so on It can adjust the voltage according to the situation with a power of up to 350 kW. but The vehicle you want to charge will have to carry the collapsible contacts developed by the folks at Elonroad and the system that “connects” to the infrastructurewhich accurately charges the consumed current at one time.

According to the Swedes The system, which can be placed on or immersed in the road surface, has all the necessary safety valves So that there is no danger when it comes into contact with vehicles but also with animals and people.

The advantage of the Swedish company’s system lies in the fact that the pure electric model, or PHEV, uses it in the city or on the highway It can keep the battery charge levels intact and use it in that part of the road network where there is no possibility of direct charging.

Another advantage of these types of systems is that they can lead car manufacturers down “new roads” with the batteries of their models not having to be so big, something Which will make electric models not only lighter, but also obviously more affordable, with greater environmental benefits..