It follows a successful initial partnership between the companies, signed in 2021, for the promotion and construction of in-road charging systems in Germany. The companies believe EV charging is central to the development of electric mobility solutions and have created this partnership to advance EV charging infrastructure.
The E|Mpower project is supported by the German Autobahn company and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action as part of the ‘Elektro-Mobil’ program. The €7.5m (US$7.8m) project began in July 2022 and includes integrating Electreon’s wireless electric road system (ERS) technology on a 1-km section of the Autobahn in Northern Bavaria.
ERS is an inductive charging technology that is directly integrated into the roadway enabling the contactless transfer of energy to driving and stationary vehicles. Following the successful construction of the first inductive solution in Karlsruhe in 2021, this next project will showcase the technology on a larger scale and use new construction techniques to decrease building costs and duration. The E|Mpower demonstrator will support the deployment of future large-scale projects.
“After the successful demonstration in Karlsruhe and the eCharge Project, this project is the next step to go forward with ERS in Europe. The E|Mpower project will position us to deploy the system on a large scale,” said Dirk Ebersbach, innovation director Eurovia Germany and CEO Via IMC.
