The European Union has officially banned the sale of new cars with an internal combustion engine by 2035, so companies and countries are working hard on the new era of electrification. Sweden will be the first country with electrified roads, and in the next two decades the country plans to build 3,000 kilometers of modern highways.

The first section of the electric highway will be built in the next two years. The electric highway will enable the vehicle’s battery to be charged while driving on it, but it is not clear how this will be done. There are three possibilities: catenary system, inductive system and conductive system. Experts believe that this will mean longer journeys for vehicles with smaller capacity batteries. This should prevent long waits at charging stations.

According to Euronews, Sweden is a pioneer in the electrification of roads through several projects, and among these projects is an electric highway that should connect the logistics hubs between the cities of Hallsberg and Orebro, which are located between three large cities – Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo.

The research found that the size of car batteries could be reduced by 70 percent with electric roads. In doing so, it was determined that not all roads in Sweden would have to be electrified. It is estimated that it would be necessary to electrify only 25 percent of roads.

Sweden is cooperating with Germany and France regarding the construction of electric roads that Italy, Great Britain and the United States of America also intend to build.

Source: Euronews