With EVs being limited by range and charging options across the world, Sweden is looking to tackle this issue directly by creating the world's first electrified road. The idea of the road will be that any EV that travels on it will be able to be topped up as it goes, and if this seems like something too sci-fi to be true, Sweden actually already has four temporary electrified roads all in the city of Lund, but is now looking to make things more official by installing a permanent option.
As Electrek reports, the road is expected to finish construction in 2025, with it then coming online and being active soon afterwards. As for the charging technology used within the road, the Swedish transport administration, Trafikverket, has yet to decide on this yet. What we do know is that overhead options, like what power trams, are being discussed, as are ground-level electric rails, and road-embedded inductive coils, which transfer power through a conductive medium.
In terms of the motorway that is getting the treatment, this will be the E20 road between Hallsberg and Örebro.