Overhead vehicle charger to be tested in Germany

An overhead EV charger is set to be installed on the Autobahn in Germany in order to supply power to electrified trucks.

This is part of the project 'eHighway', which is being managed by Siemens and financed by the state and federal governments.

It will see a 10km stretch of the autobahn in the German state of Hesse be fitted with an overhead contact line.

It will run between the Zeppelinheim/Cargo City Sud interchange at the Frankfurt Airport and the Darmstadt/Weiterstadt interchange.

Gerd Riegelhuth, head of transport of Hessen Mobil, commented: “Construction of the system will demonstrate the feasibility of integrating overhead contact systems with a public highway.

“The system will be used for real transport networks, and prove the practicality of climate-neutral freight transport in the urban region of Frankfurt.”