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Sweden cuts the ribbon on electric highway for trucks

Not only is the system claimed to cut energy consumption by half, but it has the added advantage of reducing local air pollution.

Integrating carbon-friendly power supplies into roadways is an idea loaded with merit, as the considerable global interest in this technology seems to indicate. Working to rid its independent transport sector of fossil fuels by 2030, Sweden has opened up its first electrified highway, which will serve as a testbed for a possible wider deployment in the coming years.

Nick Lavars

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