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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Drive-by charging on the cards for electric trucks

An Australian project will attempt to recharge heavy-duty electric trucks as they drive along roads. (Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS)

A world-first project will attempt to recharge heavy-duty electric trucks as they drive along roads in regional Australia, in a development researchers say could help accelerate adoption of low-emission transport.

The $8.2 million project could also be used to wirelessly recharge passenger cars in future, they say, addressing range anxiety and demand for public charging stations.

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