Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Elonroad (On-the-go charging system for heavy electric vehicles in ports and other closed loop applications)
Reporting period: 2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Ports account for ~30% of CO2 emissions in the shipping industry, mostly caused by diesel-powered machinery. While regulators are pushing for industry electrification, charging infrastructure is lagging and creates major barriers for electrification. Elonroad’s electric road system can charge any heavy vehicle (in motion or parked). It enables much smaller batteries that allow OEMs to reduce vehicle costs. It flattens the electricity demand curve and frees up valuable space from stationary EV chargers. It also eliminates the need for extra vehicles in the fleet to compensate for charging time. Such substantial economic benefits will further boost the electrification of the industry. While we focus on electrification of closed-loop systems, in the long run, road electrification and conductive wireless charging can help eliminate "range anxiety" and serve as an infrastructure for all EVs including cars.
The key aim of this EIC Accelerator project is to implement the technical adjustments needed to prove our solution in the operational environment (TRL8).
The key aim of this EIC Accelerator project is to implement the technical adjustments needed to prove our solution in the operational environment (TRL8).
During the last year Elonroad have designed and successfully deployed a
new generation of our Electric Road System (ERS) and our parking charging system. The latter have been CE marked and launched as a product to clients. An engineering prototype of the power station and the ERS infrastructure was reached by placing the new version in the ground in Belgium. To be able to deliver the new generations of our products, the manufacturing facility was planned and set up in a separate building located in the same region as the headquarters.
During the period, Elonroad have entered partnership with several strategically important companies to whom we will deliver our solution during the coming year. These achievements have largely been made possible by the grants from EIC.
new generation of our Electric Road System (ERS) and our parking charging system. The latter have been CE marked and launched as a product to clients. An engineering prototype of the power station and the ERS infrastructure was reached by placing the new version in the ground in Belgium. To be able to deliver the new generations of our products, the manufacturing facility was planned and set up in a separate building located in the same region as the headquarters.
During the period, Elonroad have entered partnership with several strategically important companies to whom we will deliver our solution during the coming year. These achievements have largely been made possible by the grants from EIC.
Elonroad’s charging solution enables vehicles to be operated 24/7 without interruptions for charging. The charging is done automatically and while moving which eliminates the need for purchase of additional EVs to compensate for the charging time. This is resulting in up to 30% savings on EV fleet and in addition, Elonroad balances the load on the electricity grid by topping up vehicles regularly instead of fast charging on peak hours.
The results in the project have not been verified from an operational and business perspective yet as the installation of the pilot project(s) is pending. However, the project runs according to plan and there is no indication that the gains and pain relief described above would not be relevant when project is finalised.
The results in the project have not been verified from an operational and business perspective yet as the installation of the pilot project(s) is pending. However, the project runs according to plan and there is no indication that the gains and pain relief described above would not be relevant when project is finalised.