Taisei Rotec Corporation

"Honda Motor is preparing to test technology on a highway that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles, including large commercial trucks, while they're moving.

Honda R&D, the automaker's research and development subsidiary, developed the underlying technology with construction companies Taisei Corporation and Taisei Rotec Corporation, according to a Honda announcement Monday." That was just this week.

"The system uses power-transmitting units embedded in the road and a receiver installed on the vehicle, allowing electricity to be transferred wirelessly while the vehicle is in motion." Now, I absolutely-- I'm gonna stop here for a second.

I absolutely love this idea.

Honda is responsible for the transmitter units in the road and the receivers on the vehicles.

Taisei provides a fast-responding direct current power supply, while Taisei Rotec handles the integration into the pavement.

What's impressive is that Honda's road units combine the inverter and coil, which reduces the number of parts and the amount of road work needed.

This is crucial for scaling up the technology beyond just test sites.