Technology to power electric vehicles wirelessly from under the road surface is about to be trialed in the UK. Highways England has announced that it plans to carry out off-road (test track) trials with a view to carrying out subsequent on-road trials of the technology, which is designed to increase the range of EVs.
The concept of embedding electric vehicle charging technology under the road has been explored by Stanford University and used to power buses in Korea.
These trials, however, are said to be the first of their kind.