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Honda wants to turn highways into giant wireless chargers for electric trucks while they drive

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Forward-looking: Having to stop to recharge is an obvious headache for electric trucks that earn their money by staying on the road. Honda wants to reduce that downtime by putting charging equipment beneath the road, allowing suitably equipped vehicles to collect power while driving.

Honda's research subsidiary is working with construction company Taisei and road builder Taisei Rotec on the charging system. The partners plan to join the Tateyama Project on Japan's Tateyama Expressway in Chiba from fiscal 2027 onward, which begins April 1, 2027.

Honda initially intends to put the technology to work in logistics and transportation.

The method uses magnetic coupling to transfer energy between transmitters buried in the road and a receiver fitted to the vehicle. Coils beneath the road produce a magnetic field, which the receiving coil uses to...

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