Dubai E-Buses on Electrified Roads
Dubai's Electric Experiment Source: Dubai Wireless Charging on the Move Dubai is testing electric buses that can pick up charging while on the move. The dynamic wireless charging unit is embedded in a 60 meter stretch of roadway in the city. It uses a new technology called "shaped magnetic field in resonance (SMFR). The result is seamless charging of the electric bus without it having to stop at a charging station. What's fascinating is the system can be used for personal transportation like an electric car as well as public transportation like electric buses. Electrified Roads and Electrified Vehicles This new technology is designed to overcome battery limitations of range, cost of charging and finding a location to charge the vehicle. The SMFR embedded road system activates when a sensor picks up that an electric vehicle is driving over it. A pickup coil is attached to the underbody of the EV to make the connection work and the charge flo...