In Norway, a country for some time at the forefront in the ecological transition, a step has been taken that could change the face of urban mobility forever. In the city of Trondheim a stretch of road capable of recharging electric buses while they are movingwithout the need for stops or visible infrastructures such as air cables. A clean, invisible and above all continuous solution designed to make public transport even more efficient and sustainable.
The technology behind this project is that of induction chargingwhich allows the passage of energy through copper coils installed under the asphalt. The vehicles, provided they are equipped with the reception system, receive the current without ever having to stop. It is a unique experimentation of its kinddesigned to also face the hardest weather conditionslike those typical of Norwegian winter, which often test the batteries of electric vehicles.
The project is part of a Pilot program financed by the Norwegian governmentwith an overall investment of 22.4 million crownsequivalent to about 2.12 million dollars. The experimentation takes place on a long road section 100 metersinside which the components necessary for inductive charging were installed.
In this first phase they are tested Four electric busesthree products from the Chinese Yutong and one from the brand Higerto verify the correct functioning of the moving charging and the Craft holding in extreme climatic conditions. The main objective is to understand how much this technology is really efficient, lasting and replicable on a large scale.
More efficiency, less stops and zero emissions
One of the main problems of electric mobility, especially in the public transport sector, is the management of charging: Long times, dedicated stations, high infrastructure costs. This project aims to overcome all these obstacles. With the recharge in motion, in fact, Buses can remain in service constantlywithout the need to stop for hours to fill up on energy.
The system also contributes to Reduce the visual and urban impactbecause it does not require poles, cables or bulky stations. It integrates perfectly with the road, making the urban environment more orderly and less polluted, even visually. If the experimentation gives positive results, Norway has already announced the intention of extend this technology to other public transport linespushing even more on the accelerator of the urban decarbonization.
In a world that seeks real and concrete solutions to face the climatic crisis, Trondheim’s wireless path is not just a technological novelty: it is A tangible example of how to rethink the mobility in an ecological keywithout compromise.
