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In the News

Electrifying roads to charge vehicles!

Graham Watson

13th April 2018

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One of the worries about electric cars is the absence of the relevant infrastructure, but this Guardian article shows how Sweden is getting around this problem. Build the infrastructure in the roads themselves, courtesy of the rails embedded in the road. Clever fellas, the Swedes.

World's first electrified road for charging vehicles opens in Sweden https://t.co/NzXo1atQ0I
— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) April 12, 2018

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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