First Electric-Road Nearly Ready For Operation For Trucks in Sweden

The electric road for heavy trucks in central Sweden is now almost complete. The first electrically powered Scania truck will begin rolling along the two-kilometre test strip – located on a regular road near the town of Gävle this May.

As part of Sweden’s Gävle Electric Road project, Scania will begin trialling trucks on an electrified stretch of the E16 motorway between Gävle and Sandviken. The trials are aimed at demonstrating and evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of electric road technology. Trucks will receive electrical power via pantograph power collectors on their roofs, which are then connected to overhead power lines. The trucks will be equipped with an electric hybrid powertrain developed by Scania.

How the tech actually works...
Is it possible to run a full-sized truck solely on electricity in full speed? This month, an electrically powered truck will begin rolling along a two-kilometre test strip in Sweden.


via: Scania Group