Revolution on the A6: Inductive shops for electric cars started!

Revolution on the A6: Inductive shops for electric cars started!

A6, 92363 B299, Deutschland - On June 6, 2025, an important milestone in the E | MPOWER project was reached. A test track for the inductive charging of electric vehicles is set up on the A6 motorway in the direction of Nuremberg, near the Rastan system Oberpfälzer Alb Nord. This groundbreaking project is led by the Friedrich-alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) , specifically by the chair for automation and production system (Faps).

innovative technology of inductive shop

The technology of dynamic inductive charging uses coils installed in the road surface that create a magnetic field. Vehicles that are equipped with special counter covers can be charged by this magnetic field while driving. This procedure could be a crucial step to solve the range problems of electric vehicles, since it is designed in such a way that it only interacts with equipped vehicles. In addition, the induction coils are safe and correspond to the international security standards for magnetic fields.

The necessary coils are currently being integrated into the road surface, followed by technical tests to check the installation. The first driving tests are planned for the second half of 2025, which drives the practical application of this new technology.

challenges and goals of the charging infrastructure

The project E | MPOWER is part of a wider vision of developing Germany into a leading market for electromobility. In the coalition agreement, the SPD, the Greens and the FDP have set themselves the goal of creating 15 million fully electric cars and one million public charging points by 2030. However, the implementation of these ambitious goals remains characterized by ambiguities, since concrete concepts are missing.

The Minister of Economics and Climate Raise Robert Habeck (Greens) relies on the innovation bonus for electric vehicles, but from 2024 wants to align the subsidies more on climate protection. The national control center charging infrastructure coordinates the expansion of the charging infrastructure, but has not published any details on future funding programs.

There is a clear need for a revision of the master plan charging infrastructure to take the following aspects into account:

• qualification of the municipalities
• activation of suitable areas
• simplification of the charging process
• acceleration of approval procedures

The auto industry demands more speed in expanding the charging infrastructure. Currently only 300 new charging points per week are installed, although 2,000 would be necessary. As of January 2022, there were already over 52,000 public charging points in Germany, including 7,717 quick load points.

In addition, ZVEH calls for a stronger focus on private charging infrastructure, since 80% of the charging processes take place there. The criticism of rigid expansion destinations for the charging petrol network is loud, since the actual need depends on the availability of private and public charging infrastructure. The BDEW calls for dynamic expansion goals and stable framework conditions as well as faster approval procedures in order to accelerate the necessary expansion of the charging infrastructure. A study shows that the proportion of loading processes in private infrastructure could increase up to 88% by 2030, which underlines the urgency accordingly.

Overall, the project E | MPOWER points out how important it is to develop innovative solutions for loading electric vehicles and at the same time extensively expand the infrastructure. This is the only way to paving the way to sustainable mobility.