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Germany's First ‘Electric’ Highway Charges Trucks as They Drive
- Project by Siemens and VW’s Scania started in Hesse last week
- Five trucks will drive like trams on the road by 2020
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Germany has opened the first stretch of a so-called electric highway that will connect hybrid trucks to overhead wires, allowing them to recharge while traveling on the country’s main transportation arteries.