TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — An Israeli-based technology start-up plans to test a system that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles using energy transfer coils embedded in the road. <br /> <br />Imagine if you could charge your electric car or bus simply by driving. This would reduce the need for hefty batteries. It could also extend the range of your vehicle. <br /> <br />ElectRoad has designed a system that charges electric vehicles by embedding energy transfer coils in the road. As a vehicle such travels over the coils, its battery is charged wirelessly. <br /> <br />ElectRoad claims it can lay 2 kilometers of energy transfer coils in a day. Road is dug up by one machine. The coils are laid. Another machine buries the coils under bitumen. Roadside equipment helps to monitor electricity usage. <br /> <br />ElectRoad hopes to begin testing the system with a public bus in Tel Aviv.
