It is being called the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway and it’s just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils were installed to allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling or even parked. The quarter mile segment will be used to test and fine tune the technology. The Michigan Department of Transportation says the receiver interacts with coils beneath the road to transfer electricity through a magnetic field, charging the vehicles battery. Officials say this helps put Michigan and Detroit at the forefront of electric vehicle technology.

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