SHERIDAN, WYOMING – April 14, 2026 – Electric vehicle charging is undergoing a fundamental rethink. Electreon, a wireless charging technology company, has developed a system built directly into road surfaces and depot floors, allowing EVs to top up their batteries automatically while they drive, wait in traffic, or park on equipped ground. The technology is already live in multiple real-world projects — including a UPS delivery depot in Detroit, a 23-bus depot near Tel Aviv, a highway corridor in France, and a bus rapid transit network in Norway. For fleet operators and public transport authorities, it removes the need to schedule dedicated charging stops entirely.
How the Technology Works
Electreon installs inductive charging coils beneath road surfaces, parking areas, and depot floors. Vehicles fitted with a compatible receiver draw power automatically as they pass over or rest on the coils — no driver input needed. The system covers three operating scenarios: dynamic charging at normal road speed, slow-speed charging while a vehicle idles in traffic, and stationary charging when stopped or parked overnight. Because all hardware sits underground, it is shielded from weather, vandalism, and physical damage, with no visible change to the surface above.
A cloud-based software platform manages every charging event in real time, using machine learning and big data to track energy flow from road to vehicle. The system also pushes charging activity toward off-peak periods where possible, distributing load across the grid and helping operators avoid the higher costs that come with peak-hour energy use.
Four Projects Showing the Real-World Range
The Detroit deployment pairs Electreon's technology with a UPS delivery depot and integrates the wireless receiver into Xos stepvans used for last-mile package delivery, with the aim of cutting vehicle downtime and reducing operating costs. Near Tel Aviv, 23 buses at the Electra-Afikim depot are already being charged wirelessly during driver breaks and overnight parking. That system has recorded 99% uptime and delivers up to 60 km of additional daily range per bus, while also reducing the number of standby vehicles the depot must keep on hand.
In France, Electreon is deploying a 1.5 km wireless Electric Road on the A10 highway, combining dynamic charging at speed with stationary charging, and supporting France's 2035 freight electrification plan with a September 2025 launch target. In Norway, the company was selected to equip Trondheim's bus rapid transit lanes with in-motion and at-stop wireless charging, engineered for harsh northern terrain and winter conditions as part of Norway's zero-emission transport goals.
What It Means for Fleet Operators
When vehicles recharge continuously during normal operation, fleets no longer need to carry a full day's energy stored in the battery. Electreon says this enables smaller, lighter batteries — lowering vehicle weight, extending battery lifespan, and reducing total cost of ownership over time. Operators also require fewer spare vehicles to cover for units taken offline to charge, and driver schedules face less disruption from mandatory stops. The company serves a broad range of fleet types including bus rapid transit systems, airports, university campuses, last-mile delivery, and long-haul freight.
Why It Matters
Charging infrastructure is consistently one of the most cited practical barriers to large-scale EV adoption, particularly in commercial and public transit settings where downtime carries a direct financial cost. Wireless road charging reframes that challenge entirely: instead of depending on a fixed network of charging stations and planned stops, recharging becomes a continuous background process built into normal vehicle operation. If the approach scales broadly, it could reduce the battery capacity required in new EVs, lower fleet operating costs, and change how cities and logistics companies plan their electrification investments from the ground up.
Electreon is currently active across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.