Electreon, a wireless charging solutions provider, has completed the construction of a wireless charging terminal for parked urban electric buses in Israel. They are the company behind Detroit’s recent wireless road project.
The commercial project was delivered to Electra Afikim, a public transportation operator. The terminal is located in Rosh HaAyin, in the center of the country, and provides stationary wireless charging to the e-buses during both day and night, in parking bays at the public bus terminal in a distributed energy model.
Electreon managed the entire terminal project, from end-to-end, including electrical infrastructure, required approvals, and civil engineering works. The company also implemented its advanced charging software platform to remotely manage and oversee wireless charging of the fleet vehicles at the terminal.
In addition to the technical, operational and commercial achievement of delivering this pioneering project, Electreon partnered with three international bus manufacturers, HIGER, Ankai, and Sunwin. These companies fully integrated Electreon’s vehicle receivers into their electric buses.
The fully commercial project, valued at approximately 5.8 million ILS (approximately 1.6 million USD) for 2023, includes payments for software services, operations, and maintenance over the project’s duration. Electra Afikim manages around 500 bus service lines across the country, covering 40 million miles annually and transporting 51 million passengers.
In the summer, the company won its first tender in France, for its wireless Electric Road technology on a highway near Paris. The country’s Ministry of Transport concluded that Electric Roads could reduce CO2 emissions from road freight transport by 86% compared to diesel, and 60% more compared to heavy-duty trucks carrying very large battery packs and recharging at fast charging stations on-route, and proposed to build 6,000 miles of electrified highways by 2035.
Last week, the company announced that its proprietary wireless alignment methodology was selected by the SAE to be the universal, global industry standard. Additionally, in Michigan, the company unveiled the nation’s first public EV-charging roadway, in a project launch activities involving Detroit Mayor – Mike Duggan, and Michigan Governor, Gretchen Witmer, together with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the City of Detroit, Ford Motor Co, and its many other project partners.
