Honda does not want electric vehicles to pull over and plug in. It wants the road to send power to the car while it keeps moving, and that idea is moving from a closed test track to Japan's public highways.

Honda, Taisei Corporation, and Taisei Rotec have built a system that wirelessly charges electric vehicles (EVs) while they drive. Logistics and commercial trucks are first in line for public-road trials in Japan's 2027 fiscal year, which starts April 1, 2027.

The setup embeds transmitter coils in the pavement. They create a magnetic field that a receiver on the vehicle turns back into electricity. Honda builds the hardware on both sides and feeds it with direct current (DC).

Honda says these units are the first to put the inverter and coil in one package. That lowers the parts count and the amount of roadwork needed to install each unit. It also makes it easier to install them into existing roads instead of building new lanes from scratch.

Taisei supplies a fast-responding DC power system for the embedded coils. Taisei Rotec develops the construction methods to install the hardware in existing pavement without weakening the road surface.

Honda has worked on dynamic wireless power transfer since 2021 and, with its partners, has focused on this magnetic coupling road system since 2025. The company already runs Honda Charge in Japan as a separate EV charging network.

Honda also sees its upcoming electric SUV lineup as a future candidate for this charging road, once the system is proven on the commercial trucks that remain the first target.

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