Sweden has become the first country to build an electric highway, creating a short 1.2 mile stretch of road that powers hybrid and electric trucks.

The road, part of the E16 highway outside the city of Gävle, was fitted with overhead power lines that Scania hybrid trucks can connect to for power. The overhead lines were built by Siemens in cooperation with Scania and Sweden's Transport Administration. While driving on the electric highway, the trucks are completely powered by electricity and produce zero emissions, at least not directly. The trucks switch back to diesel once they leave the stretch of highway. Siemens claims that using the electric highway doubles fuel efficiency over standard combustion engines.

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The eHighway is part of a two-year trial in Sweden, and Siemens is also building a trial eHighway in California in partnership with Volvo.

Source: CNET

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