Challenge

VINCI designs, finances, builds and manages, within the framework of public-private partnerships, transport infrastructures and public equipment which contribute to the development of mobility and territories. It operates in the motorway, airport, bridge and tunnel, rail and stadium sectors. In France, motorway travel accounts for 95% of transport-related CO2 emissions. In order to reduce this carbon footprint, it's essential to explore new solutions, and so a call for tender was published, to which VINCI responded.

Solution

A consortium including VINCI, Elonroad and others was set up to manage an ambitious project to install electric roads outside Paris. A pilot site on the A10 motorway from Paris to the provinces, upstream of the Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines toll gate will feature 2 km of Elonroad's electric road systems in one lane, being the first stage of the project.

Outcome

The project spans over the coming years and will unlock the extraordinary potential of dynamic charging by demonstrating the viability of the concept and highlight the decarbonization impact, leading to important insights to take steps towards a more sustainable and efficient future of transportation in France.