Joe Paxton
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Guardian article - UK government backs scheme for motorway cables to power lorries
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OHL engineers could find themselves in high demand. Maybe.
Before anyone gets too excited (or indeed aggravated) it's worth noting that this funding just covers the design of this trial scheme, and not the actual installation or anything else - so it might never happen.
But Siemens and partners are already trialling their eHighway system at three locations in Germany on public roads (as per this Automotive World article).
Some interesting videos on YouTube too if you search for 'Siemens eHighway'.
Excerpt:
The government will fund the design of a scheme to install overhead electric cables to power electric lorries on a motorway near Scunthorpe, as part of a series of studies on how to decarbonise road freight.
The electric road system – or e-highway – study, backed with £2m of funding, will draw up plans to install overhead cables on a 20km (12.4 miles) stretch of the M180 near Scunthorpe, in Lincolnshire. If the designs are accepted and building work is funded the trucks could be on the road by 2024.
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OHL engineers could find themselves in high demand. Maybe.
Before anyone gets too excited (or indeed aggravated) it's worth noting that this funding just covers the design of this trial scheme, and not the actual installation or anything else - so it might never happen.
But Siemens and partners are already trialling their eHighway system at three locations in Germany on public roads (as per this Automotive World article).
Some interesting videos on YouTube too if you search for 'Siemens eHighway'.