STOCKHOLM — The world's first electrified road that recharges batteries of moving vehicles driving on it has opened in Sweden. <br /><br />Around 2 kms of electric rail has been embedded in a road close to Stockholm, according to the Guardian. <br /><br />The system transfers electricity from the installed underground rail to the vehicle above through a flexible arm that connects to the charging vehicle, according to Inhabitat. <br />The electrified road is split up into 50m sections. Individual sections are only powered when a car or truck is overhead. The current is disconnected if a vehicle stops. <br /><br />When the vehicle drives off the electric rails, the system calculates the energy consumption and debits the driver. <br /><br />At a cost of around €1 million per kilometer, the cost to electrify roads is 50 times lower than required to build an urban tram line, according to the Guardian. <br /><br />The Swedish government's road agency is planning for future national expansion.
