Transcript of Electric road in Detroit can wirelessly charge EVs as they drive

Doing tonight the new technology that could redefine what it means to go electric. Here's Maggie Vespa.

On its list of claims to automotive fame... Okay, here we go. Detroit can add America's first, Electric Avenue.

The.

Battery was at.

66 %. We've been driving a few minutes, and now it's at 68.

Exactly.

A public road able to wirelessly charge EV batteries as they drive over asphalt.

The technology is under our feet. That's correct. It's under the surface of the road. Literally.

The secret: rubber-coated copper coils embedded in the road that correspond with a special receiver under the vehicle. The technology developed by Israel-based Electrian, who tout similar projects in several countries, including Sweden, where BBC's Kelly Cobiella got a look last year. So we're being charged right now. We are being charged.

Tell me why this is safe.

This is perfectly safe. This system is only active when you have a validated vehicle with the receiver above it.

The price tag for the.

Project.

To ultimately cover one mile of road, just under $6 million, according to state officials, who say the cost will plummet as they expand and in the next few years, license receivers to the public.

Could you see this actually being used broadly? I can, yes.

We want to get rid of this myth of range anxiety. You want to know that when you get to a location, you're able to charge your vehicle.

Motor City once again are hoping to lead the charge into America's future. Maggie Vespa, BBC News, Detroit.

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