French motorway operator Vinci Autoroutes is set to test wireless inductive charging for electric vehicles on a 1.5-kilometer stretch of the A10 motorway near Angervilliers, south of Paris.
The pilot project, part of the ‘Charge as you drive’ initiative, will evaluate the feasibility of dynamic charging for different vehicle types.
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Since early January, Vinci Autoroutes has been installing induction coils beneath the right-hand lane of the A10. The infrastructure is expected to be operational by April 2025, with four test vehicles— a truck, a van, a car, and a coach— fitted with receiver coils to assess real-time energy transfer while driving. The project follows laboratory and closed-course trials and marks the final phase before deployment on an active motorway.
The system, developed by Israeli company Electreon, represents a “next-generation” advancement with increased power transmission, real-time monitoring, and a more robust architecture.
Vinci Autoroutes has yet to disclose specific performance metrics but emphasizes that dynamic induction charging could significantly reduce CO2 emissions by enabling electric heavy commercial vehicles to operate with smaller battery packs, thus lowering raw material consumption.
Vinci Autoroutes leads the project in collaboration with Vinci Construction, materials manufacturer Hutchinson, the University Gustave Eiffel, and French investment bank Bpifrance. The company expects that insights from the test phase, starting in April, will help determine the potential for wider implementation of inductive charging across France’s motorway network.
