Hutchinson partners with wireless battery charging startup

Paris – Hutchinson SA has partnered with the Israeli start-up Electreon to advance a new wireless battery charging system for electric vehicles.

Electreon Wireless provides a ‘shared energy platform’ which charges electric vehicles ‘on the go’ through a complete wireless electric road system.

The system involves under-road units of copper coils which transfer the energy from the electricity grid to the roads and approaching vehicles.

In an 11 Nov statement, Hutchinson said it supplies ‘rubber-encapsulated’ inductive segments, which transfer the energy to the vehicle’s receiver.

The system is claimed to help automotive manufacturers reduce the size and weight of onboard batteries and thus freeing up space for vehicle fittings. 

Hutchinson said it is supporting Electreon’s development internationally with the help of its centre for research and innovation as well as its locations globally. 

“This partnership allows the two companies’ technological, industrial and geographical strengths to be combined to contribute to the development of sustainable mobility,” it added.

Electreon’s technology was first installed in Tel Aviv and has now been employed in Karlsruhe, Germany; Lombardy, Italy and in Sweden, Hutchinson said.