Meet the World’s First Highway That Charges EVs on the Move

Fast-charging your EV without stopping sounds like a concept from a sci-fi movie, yet it’s already happening in France.

Electreon, one of the leaders in wireless charging, has activated the world’s first dynamic induction charging system on a real highway, a nearly one-mile section of the A10 southwest of Paris. Vehicles equipped with compatible receivers can draw power directly from the road while cruising at highway speeds, recharging as they go.

Three research labs from Gustave Eiffel University tested the system and confirmed that the coils embedded beneath the pavement safely deliver over 300 kilowatts of peak power, maintaining an average above 200 kW even under real traffic.

To put that into perspective, the Tesla Supercharger V3, still the gold standard for reliability and charging efficiency in the U.S., peaks at 250 kW. The newer V4 Supercharger, currently rolling out across North America and Europe, reaches up to 325 kW and will eventually scale to 500 kW with updated cabinets.

That means this French pilot road is already operating at Tesla-level power, but wirelessly.

At the moment, only four vehicles a heavy-duty truck, a bus, a utility van, and a passenger car are equipped to use the system. But the long-term potential is massive, especially for heavy-duty transport. Trucks need enormous battery packs to travel long distances, which means long charging times and high costs. Dynamic charging could shrink those batteries, reduce weight, and lower dependence on rare materials.

“Deploying this technology on France’s main road networks, in addition to charging stations, will further accelerate the electrification of heavy-vehicle fleets,” said Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions. “Freight and logistics alone account for more than 16% of the country’s total emissions.”

From an infrastructure standpoint, this is as ambitious as it gets. The team behind the project claims the road surface and coils can withstand decades of wear and tear, built to handle heavy traffic and harsh weather. It’s a proof of concept that could influence how highways are built or retrofitted in the future.

Smaller in-road charging tests have appeared in Germany, Israel, China, Norway, and the U.S., but this marks the first deployment on a live motorway a milestone for real-world adoption.

While it’s still early, projects like this highlight how charging will evolve beyond plugs and stations. In the future, you might drive across highways that quietly keep your EV topped up, no cords, no stops, no waiting.

The road to a plug-free future might have just begun.

Source: InsideEvs