Sweden proposing building electric road

A new electric road is being proposed for Sweden. The stretch of road would feature advanced charging technology. Two locations are being considered, a 4km stretch linking Östercentrum and Visby Airport on Gotland and a 1.4km section close to Almedalan. The section of road would feature the latest inductive charging system, so that EVs would be able to recharge wirelessly. The project is being managed by the Transport Administration (Trafikverket), with the participation of the electrified road consortium,
October 12, 2018 Read time: 1 min
A new electric road is being proposed for Sweden. The stretch of road would feature advanced charging technology. Two locations are being considered, a 4km stretch linking Östercentrum and Visby Airport on Gotland and a 1.4km section close to Almedalan. The section of road would feature the latest inductive charging system, so that EVs would be able to recharge wirelessly. The project is being managed by the Transport Administration (1096 Trafikverket), with the participation of the electrified road consortium, ElectRoad.


The cost of the project has not so far been revealed. The electrified road link is intended as a step towards greater EV use in Sweden, with the goal of reducing the role played by vehicles powered by internal combustion engines in transport sector in the future.

Road Structures

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Sweden awards Smartroad Gotland and Electreon a test road in Visby
    April 17, 2019
    Swedish inductive road consortium Smartroad Gotland has won a contract to convert 1.6km of road around Visby into an electric vehicle demonstration bed. The award by Sweden’s government transport administration agency Trafikverket covers a route used by buses and is also popular with logistics vehicle drivers between Visby Airport and central Visby. The former Hanseatic city, with a population around 25,000, is on the island of Gotland and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. Visby joins
    Read More
  • Swedish electric road being planned
    March 5, 2021
    A Swedish electric road pilot is being planned.
    Read More
  • Sweden to create permanent electric road
    January 26, 2022
    The road will be a 21km stretch of the E20 between Hallsberg and Örebro.
    Read More
  • Electric power projects planned
    January 26, 2018
    While diesel engines continue to be developed, there is no mistaking the current plans for electric driveline projects - Mike Woof writes The growing worldwide consensus on the massive threat to humanity posed by climate change means that the need to reduce exhaust emissions from transport and construction is becoming ever more pressing. As a result, industry is changing and new solutions are being found for transport and construction that will help lower environmental impact. Although many solutions are
    Read More

Highlighted Content