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- Building the first highway segment in the U.S. that can charge electric vehicles https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2024/Q1/building-the-first-highway-segment-in-the-u.s-that-can-charge-electric-vehicles-big-and-small-as-they-drive.html 40 comments
- Germany is opening its first electric highway for trucks https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/tech/e-highway-a5/index.html 161 comments
- UK government backs E-highway scheme for overhead cables to power electric trucks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/27/uk-government-backs-scheme-for-motorway-cables-to-power-lorries 21 comments technology
- India Plans 1200 Km E-Highway On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway For Electric Vehicles https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/india-e-highway-delhi-mumbai-expressway-siemens-nitin-gadkari-537108.html 7 comments india
- White House unveils $5 billion plan to blanket US highways with new electric-car chargers https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-electric-car-charging-stations-national-network-plan-tesla-2022-2?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmaXJzdF9uYW1lIjoiQ2hyaXMiLCJsYXN0X25hbWUiOm51bGwsIm1lbWJlcl9pZCI6IjlhNDkxMjI2LTlkMzEtNDNjMy1iZTQ4LWU0OTJmMDQzOTZkZCIsImVtYWlsIjoiY2hyaXNkaDc5OThAZ21haWwuY29tIiwic3ViIjoiYXV0aDB8OWE0OTEyMjYtOWQzMS00M2MzLWJlNDgtZTQ5MmYwNDM5NmRkIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ0NTA4MjIxLCJleHAiOjE2NTIyODQyMjEsImF1ZCI6IkI2c0lYS0xpaW4iLCJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5idXNpbmVzc2luc2lkZXIuY29tIiwianRpIjoiOTlhZDBmMjItYTg1Ny00ZjQ5LWIyOGItZmI0MmFlODQzNjRlIn0.Xd-5suZgPjMeDherB06IFyY2CpbEF9Nlem-KdGcy39Q&IR=C 132 comments technology
- South Korean 30km solar 'bike highway' generates electricity https://www.coricks.com/2024/05/29/south-korean-bike-highway-has-30km-solar-roof/ 54 comments technology
- Building the first highway segment in the U.S. that can charge electric vehicles big and small as they drive - Purdue University News https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2024/Q1/building-the-first-highway-segment-in-the-u.s-that-can-charge-electric-vehicles-big-and-small-as-they-drive.html 115 comments futurology
- Electric vehicle charging station network planned for Texas highways https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/20/texas-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/ 28 comments technology
- Colorado to add 971 miles of highways to its electric vehicle charger network https://denvergazette.com/news/local/colorado-to-add-971-miles-of-highways-to-its-electric-vehicle-charger-network/article_06d8d156-0776-11ed-855d-17664da6c39c.html 2 comments technology
- INDOT: Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Solution for Highway Infrastructure https://www.in.gov/indot/4320.htm 7 comments technology
- 'E-highways' could slash UK road freight emissions, says study - The UK could eliminate the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions from road freight by installing overhead charging cables for electric lorries on “e-highways” across the country, a report by government-funded academics suggests. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/27/ehighways-could-slash-uk-road-freight-emissions-says-study 3 comments worldnews
- Utilities aim to make I-5 a West Coast electric highway for commercial trucks https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1128558_utilities-aim-to-make-i-5-a-west-coast-electric-highway-for-commercial-trucks?amp%3Butm_medium=twitter 3 comments energy
- China working on on the move electric car charging from solar highway https://www.bloomberg.com/hyperdrive 6 comments worldnews
- Honda wants to charge electric vehicles dynamically for ‘unlimited range’ on highways - "invisible train tracks for EVs to use and potentially drive continuously by wirelessly charging." https://electrek.co/2017/02/24/honda-electric-vehicles-dynamic-charging-unlimited-range/ 9 comments technology
- Sweden becomes first nation to open electric highway that powers trucks using overhead lines http://www.techspot.com/news/65317-sweden-becomes-first-nation-open-electric-motorway-powers.html 3 comments worldnews
- The U.K. Is Testing Electric Highways That Would Charge Your EV As You Drive http://www.fastcoexist.com/3049836/the-uk-is-testing-electric-highways-that-would-charge-your-ev-as-you-drive 3 comments science
- Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/automobiles/stalled-on-the-ev-highway.html?smid=re-share 84 comments technology
- Winter storms flood Tel Aviv, closing highways and causing electrical outages: videos and photos http://chutzpanim.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/winter-rains-in-tel-aviv-close-freeway.html 72 comments worldnews
- Stanford researchers have designed a new technology that could lead to wireless charging of electric vehicles while they cruise down the highway http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/february/wireless-vehicle-charge-020112.html 30 comments technology
- US shuns some big public works projects. Has the nation that built the Hoover Dam, brought electricity to the rural South and engineered the interstate highway system lost its appetite for big public works projects? ...is the U.S. unwilling to think long-term? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_will_to_build 9 comments politics
- Obama is doing to the electrical grid what Roosevelt did to the American highway system. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10383729-54.html 455 comments technology
- INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS: THE GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE - an in-depth thinkpiece about how to transform the U.S. interstate system with electric vehicles, self-driving cars, mass-transit, and more https://medium.com/@d1davidthomason/interstate-highways-the-gateway-to-the-future-33b53dc07485 10 comments futurology
- NATSO wants to short-circuit electric charging at rest areas. The trade group for travel plaza and truckstop operators, is asking House Democrats to remove an amendment in the highway reauthorization bill that would allow electric vehicle charging stations at interstate rest areas. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/natso-wants-to-short-circuit-electric-charging-at-rest-areas 6 comments energy
- Germany is opening its first electric highway for trucks https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/07/tech/e-highway-a5/index.html 6 comments worldnews
- Germany is opening its first electric highway for trucks https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/tech/e-highway-a5/index.html 6 comments europe
- Germany opens first electric highway that lets trucks draw power from overhead cables https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-opens-first-e-highway-trucks-overhead-cables-2019-5?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral 33 comments technology
- Germany opens first electric highway that lets trucks draw power from overhead cables https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-opens-first-e-highway-trucks-overhead-cables-2019-5?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral 42 comments worldnews
- Germany is opening its first electric highway for trucks https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/07/tech/e-highway-a5/index.html 55 comments europe
- Shell partners with carmakers to bring ultra-fast electric car chargers to European highways https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/27/shell-partners-with-carmakers-to-bring-ultra-fast-electric-car-chargers-to-european-highways/ 7 comments worldnews
- Wireless highway charges electric cars as they go: BBC Future http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120312-wireless-highway-to-charge-cars 3 comments technology
- "if the estimated 500,000 billboards that are currently found along US highways were to convert to windvertising and if the turbines spun at an average wind speed of 10 miles per hour, they would generate roughly 16.8 billion kWh of electricity" http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/wepower-acquires-pacwind-tech-bringing-n.php 25 comments technology
- Lucid Motors’ all-electric Air will have 32 sensors, including lidar, to support hands-free highway driving https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/28/lucid-motors-all-electric-air-will-have-32-sensors-including-lidar-to-support-hands-free-highway-driving/ 3 comments technology
- Electric vehicle giant, Tesla Inc (TSLA), is being investigated by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after the agency found that there have been 17 injuries and at least one fatality due to the carmaker's Autopilot system failure. https://chartexchange.com/article/?amp%3BY2k3C=WcJqv&id=433420 29 comments wallstreetbets
- First overhead contact line to charge moving electric trucks is being built on Autobahn in Germany - "Following initial tests on a 2 km stretch of the highway, they are now moving forward on a more significant project." https://electrek.co/2017/08/11/electric-truck-charging-overhead-contact-charging-autobahn-germany/ 59 comments technology
- Loyal Dog Finds Way to Owners Funeral - After escaping yard with electric fence collar, missing 2.5 days, and traveling 6 miles across highways http://dachshundlove.blogspot.com/2008/04/loyal-dachshund-dog-finds-way-to-owners.html 17 comments reddit.com
- The world's first electric highway has been opened in central Sweden, where lorries are 'fuelled' from electric cables hanging over the road, just like a tram. Now a two-year trial period is starting, and local businesses are eyeing it closely. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6459626 47 comments technology
- Half of electric cars fail to meet EPA range estimates on highway, study finds https://afronomist.com/half-of-electric-cars-fail-to-meet-epa-range-estimates-on-highway-study-finds/ 15 comments energy
- A new ‘electric highway’ is going to connect Europe from Norway to Italy - The plan is to connect 7 European countries from Norway to Italy with 180 ultra-fast charging stations with a modular system that will enable a charge rate of 150 kW that can be later upgraded to 350 kW. https://electrek.co/2017/11/13/electric-highway-connect-europe-from-norway-to-italy/ 7 comments worldnews
- A new ‘electric highway’ is going to connect Europe from Norway to Italy - “plan to connect 7 European countries from Norway to Italy with 180 ultra-fast charging stations with a modular system that will enable a charge rate of 150 kW that can be later upgraded to 350 kW.” https://electrek.co/2017/11/13/electric-highway-connect-europe-from-norway-to-italy/ 2 comments technology
- Students Build Record-Breaking Solar Electric Car capable of traveling 87 mph. Driving at highway speeds, eVe uses the equivalent power of a four-slice kitchen toaster. Its range is 500 mi using the battery pack supplemented by the solar panels, and 310 mi on battery power only http://www.engineering.com/electronicsdesign/electronicsdesignarticles/articleid/8085/students-build-record-breaking-solar-electric-car.aspx 1096 comments technology