Electreon

Electreon Wireless Ltd or Electreon (Hebrew: אלקטריאון) is an Israeli company developing inductive charging for electric vehicles through stationary chargers and electric roads. The company has participated in several wireless electric road feasibility studies, such as ones in Israel, Sweden, the United States, and France. In 2026 it announced its first commercial product, a wireless charger for electric vehicles installed as a mat over parking spaces.
Company history
[edit]Electreon was founded in 2013 by Oren Ezer and Hanan Rumbak, both engineers who formerly worked for Elbit Systems. The company became publicly listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through a reverse merger in 2017.[2] After demonstrating their technology by powering a car with inductive charging for 25 m (82 ft), Electreon received a $12.6 million grant from the Swedish Government in 2019 through the Swedish Transport Administration electric road program.[3] Electreon hired the lobbying services of Corey Johnson in order to receive government grants for its electric road technology in the United States, particularly in the state of New York.[4]
Electreon acquired InductEV in December 2025 by allocating $10.5M in shares to InductEV shareholders[5][6] after InductEV entered insolvency assignment in August 2025.[7]
Governance and people
[edit]The former president of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, was appointed as president of the company in August 2021. His role at the company was "to advance collaborations with governments and global companies and to present its activity to decision makers around the world." However, Electron's market cap shrank by 66 percent in the four years following his appointment, and it was not yet profitable when Rivlin resigned the position four years later, in December 2025. Several other public figures were serving on the company board at the time, including former chief of Israel Police Yohanan Danino (chair), former minister of science and technology Yizhar Shai (director and chief innovation officer); and the former head of he Money Laundering Prohibition Authority, Yehuda Shaffer (director).[8]
As of September 2026[update], co-founder Oren Ezer is CEO, while Barak Duani is CFO.[9]
Research and development
[edit]Wireless charging standards
[edit]Electreon collaborated in the early 2020s on standardization with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)[10] and WiPowerOne, an offshoot of the KAIST OLEV project.[11] ENRX, which is composed of several companies including IPT,[12] announced in November 2024 that it plans to collaborate with InductEV to standardize dynamic wireless power transfer;[13] InductEV was later acquired by Electreon.[5] An Electreon representative stated in a podcast published in December 2023 that SAE, Electreon, and other organizations were jointly developing a standard for dynamic wireless inductive charging.[14]
Effects on road surface
[edit]Testing of various bonding materials between the inductive coils and the asphalt in 2023 at Nantes showed that Electreon's standard installation techniques of inductive coils under the asphalt were not satisfactory and resulted in critical strains. Performance was satisfactory with the use of specific bonding resins, with non-critical degradation in performance compared to reference pavements with no inductive coils. Despite satisfactory results, even the best-performing methods showed risk of debonding of the casing of the coils from the top layer of the road.[15] ÉTS and Université Laval studied the structural performance of Electreon in-pavement inductive coils in 2025, similarly finding evidence of debonding.[16][17] The 2023 Nantes trials showed increased risk of thermal damage to the road under regular operating conditions due to the induction coils exceeding temperatures of 100 °C (212 °F).[18] The wireless ERS trial in France along a kilometer on the A10 autoroute used asphalt reinforced with woven fiberglass to meet the road's mechanical requirements and limit premature occurrence of reflective cracks.[19]
Feasibility studies
[edit]Electreon has participated in several electric road feasibility studies,[20] including:
- Swedish Transport Administration electric road program, 2019–2024: Electreon first tested receivers nominally capable of up to 25 kW, installing three 25 kW receivers on an electric bus,[21]: 27 and subsequently five 20 kW receivers on an electric truck that achieved an average transfer rate of 14 kW per receiver.[22] The pilot was scheduled to conclude in March 2022,[23] however Electreon applied for an extension for another year[24] so it can test receivers nominally capable of 30 kW.[25] Testing had been extended in late 2022 by another two years to assess seasonal damage and maintenance.[26] The project's final report recommended against a national electric road network in Sweden as it would not be cost-effective, and the project was paused.[27][28]
- United Kingdom, 2021: The Coventry University dynamic charging project DynaCoV found wireless electric roads financially infeasible, using itemized costs provided in 2021 by Electreon.[29]
- Germany, 2023: A bus equipped with inductive coils that receive power from a 200-meter strip of transmitters under the road surface was able to collect 64.3% of the power emitted from the transmitters. Installation proved complex and costly, and finding suitable locations for the coils' roadside power cabinets proved difficult. The Electreon infrastructure blocked access to all civil infrastructure beneath it. Internet access outages caused the wERS infrastructure to stop functioning entirely.[30]
- Norway, 2025: Busses equipped with Electreon receivers, nominally capable of 120kW, received an average of 62 to 65 kW.[31]
- Michigan, U.S., 2023–2026: Using data from BRTdata.org for the year 2025, the study found that a wireless charging lane would not be cost-effective for most bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world, with the exception of the ones in Beijing, Xiamen, and Bogotá. Cost-effectiveness requires a combination of high fleet utilization and high traffic density: utilization is given by the ratio of traveling buses to the total available bus fleet, and density is given by the number of traveling buses per mile of bus lane. The study assumes a wireless power transfer efficiency of 90%, installation of the minimal length of wireless charging infrastructure required to meet fleet charging needs, and a fixed cost of $3M per wireless charging infrastructure mile and an additional cost of $10k per kW-mile [32]
- France, 2023-2027: France began testing electric road technologies in 2023. An initial report by the French government found inductive charging is not a mature electric road technology as it delivers the least power, loses 20%-25% of the supplied power when installed on trucks, and its health effects have yet to be documented.[33] Electreon installed four receivers on a truck, each nominally capable of 80 kW, for a total 320 kW.[34] Power transfer peaked at over 300 kW and averaged 200 kW.[35] Electreon has announced in 2026 that it applied for a follow-up project in order to meet the electric road cost requirements of the French government.[36]
Products
[edit]Bus charging
[edit]NDTV reported in May 2026 that Electreon has demonstrated wireless charging for the past three years with a large public transport operator in Israel. The company says the infrastructure allows charging during short stops along the bus routes, rather than having to wait for the buses' batteries to be fully charged using ultra-fast chargers. The system was at that time able to support charging rates of around 90 kW.[37]
Heavy-duty truck charging
[edit]Electreon trialed highway-charging of heavy-duty trucks on the A10 autoroute in France in 2025. An electric truck was equipped with several 40-kilogram 130-by-80-centimeter receivers, which achieved a combined average charging rate of 200 kW while driving along the segment of wireless-charging highway.[38]
Charging mat
[edit]In September 2026 Electreon announced plans to release its first commercial product, an 11 kilowatt wireless charger for electric vehicles installed as a mat over parking spaces. This is equivalent to the output of most private home chargers. The company did not announce its price, availability date, launch market, nor customers. The device is set to compete against similar SAE J2954 wireless chargers for electric vehicles. The product, branded Lite DOT, was shown at the International Motor Show in Hannover, Germany.[39]
References
[edit]- ↑ Willie D. Jones (April 18, 2024), "50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark", spectrum.ieee.org
- ↑ Kobi Yeshahyou (April 14, 2019), "ElectReon wins tender to build smart road in Sweden", Globes (newspaper)
- ↑ Micky Grunfeld (May 20, 2019), Charge While You Drive Company ElectReon Signs Agreement With Swedish Government
- ↑ Jenya Volinsky (January 18, 2022), "An Israeli President and an N.Y.C. Politician: Israeli Tech Firm Enlists Big Names for Big Apple", Haaretz
- 1 2 Ryan Mulligan (November 28, 2025), "King of Prussia's InductEV to be acquired by Israeli firm for $10.5M", Philadelphia Business Journal
- ↑ Kidd, Michael-Paul (December 2, 2025). "Israeli Charging Company Acquires King of Prussia's InductEV". MONTCO.Today. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Inductev Inc v. Inductev ABC LLC", Law.com, August 27, 2025
- ↑ Gerstenfeld, Eitan (December 1, 2025). "Former president Reuven Rivlin leaves Electreon". Globes. Archived from the original on January 19, 2026. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Leadership". Electreon. November 5, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ Robert L. Reid (February 5, 2025), "Looking for anxiety-free EV driving? In-road charging holds promise", ASCE
- ↑ Electric Road Systems - PIARC Online Discussion - 17 February 2021, February 23, 2021, 2 hours and 17 minutes into the video
- ↑ ENRX (March 27, 2023), ENRX: A new powerhouse in advanced induction technology
- ↑ ENRX (November 27, 2024), "ENRX and InductEV: Agreement to Standardise", Bus-News
- ↑ MichiganDOT (December 1, 2023). Michigan’s first-in-the-nation EV charging roadway. 28 minutes in – via Apple Podcasts.
- ↑ Pierre Hornych (October 11, 2024), "Advancing road-based charging for electric vehicles", Fall 2024 Kent Seminar Series
Pierre Hornych (June 20, 2025), Evaluation of Electric Road Systems using APT tests (PDF) - ↑ Danial Arzjania; et al. (May 4, 2025), "Evaluating the structural performance of eRoad pavements: impact of inductive charging coils on mechanical behaviour", Road Materials and Pavement Design, 26: 55–71, doi:10.1080/14680629.2025.2492142
- ↑ Danial Arzjania; et al. (2026), "Structural Performance of Electric Road Pavement structures with embedded Inductive Charging Coils using Heavy vehicle simulator", 17th World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonization, PIARC
- ↑ Hornych, Pierre (2023), "Design of a pavement solution for electric vehicle charging by induction", XXVIIe Congrès mondial de la Route, AIPCR
- ↑ Marc Burkhalter (April 2026), Asphaltverstärkung Charge as you drive, Simpson Manufacturing Company
- ↑ "Véhicules électriques : est-ce que recharger sa voiture en roulant sur les autoroutes françaises sera bientôt possible ?", sudouest.fr, July 13, 2023
- ↑ Analysera förutsättningar och planera för en utbyggnad av elvägar, Swedish Transport Administration, February 2, 2021, archived from the original on February 3, 2021, retrieved February 10, 2021
- ↑ "ElectReon Completes Dynamic Wireless Charging Road For Trucks", InsideEVs, retrieved November 10, 2022
- ↑ Patrik Widegren (December 13, 2021), "Elvägen på Gotland kan rivas upp nästa år", Sveriges Television
- ↑ Anna Jutehammar (December 10, 2021), "Elvägen till flyget måste rivas upp efter projektet", Sveriges Radio
- ↑ Fogden, Tom (April 11, 2022), "Electreon Extends and Expands Swedish Wireless In-Road Charging Pilot", Auto Futures, retrieved November 10, 2022
- ↑ "Elbilsladdningsprojekt i Nyland i Kramfors – igen", SVT, October 19, 2022
- ↑ Arbetet med Sveriges första permanenta elväg pausas, December 2, 2024
- ↑ Kenneth Natanaelsson (November 29, 2024), Planeringsunderlag elväg (PDF), Trafikverket
- ↑ Elaine Meskhi (December 2021), DynaCoV - Final Feasibility Report on DWPT Deployment within the UK
- ↑ A. Wendt et al., "Wireless Electric Road Systems – Technology Readiness and Recent Developments," 2024 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE), Kyoto, Japan, 2024, pp. 177-182, doi: 10.1109/WPTCE59894.2024.10557264.
- ↑ Elektrisk vei i Trondheim - Sammenstilling av resultater og erfaringer fra vintertesting - desember 2024 – januar 2025 (PDF)
- ↑ Li, Manzi; Bahrami, Sina; Yin, Yafeng (2026). Effectiveness of Inductive Vehicle Charging to Alleviate EV Range Anxiety. Final Report (Technical report). US: University of Michigan. pp. 44–53. doi:10.7302/dspace/29917.
- ↑ Laurent Miguet (April 28, 2022), "Sur les routes de la mobilité électrique", Le Moniteur
- ↑ "Charge As You Drive : expérimentation sur autoroute d'une solution de recharge dynamique", RGRA N° 1014, February 2026
- ↑ Jo Borrás (October 30, 2025), "This highway can charge your EV while you drive – at a WHOPPING 300 kW", Electrek
- ↑ אלקטריאון יחד עם קונצורטיום בינלאומי הגישה הצעה לביצוע פרויקט מסחור טעינה אלחוטית דינמית וסטטית בצרפת [Electreon together with an international consortium submitted an offer for operating a project for commercialising static and dynamic wireless charging in France] (PDF)
- ↑ Sharma, Siddhartha (May 27, 2026). "Wireless Charging For Buses Is Real, And Israel Is Already Using It". NDTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2026. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Rouler en chargeant sa batterie: deux solutions de "route électrique" testées en France", France24, October 22, 2025
- ↑ Matilde Alves (September 14, 2026), "Electreon Debuts 11 kW Wireless Charging Pad for Electric Vehicles", eletric-vehicles.com