Will charge-as-you-drive bring more electric cars to our roads?

A new feasibility study commissioned by Highways England says that dynamic wireless power transport (DWPT) technology is a potential solution to the problem of charging electric vehicles travelling on relatively long trips, i.e. along the motorway network. it acknowledges, however, that at present there is essentially no customer demand for this technology to be implemented.

Rik Thomas

02 October 2015

The HE study found that there is currently little consumer demand for DWPT technologies

... and Milton Keynes

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According to Mike Wilson, chief highways engineer at Highways England, “ As technology develops, ultra low emission vehicles, including pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles, will play an increasing role in the way we travel for leisure, to work and for businesses to get their goods to market. These vehicles are already on the market in significant numbers, and in the coming years will become a common sight in our towns and cities and on the strategic...