Major world automakers have already invested heavily in electric vehicles and related technology and they are committed to keep doing so. Some have even promised to stop producing vehicles that run only on gas or diesel fuel in the future. The changes to the auto industry demonstrate the growing number of buyers willing to spend more money on environmentally friendly cars. But one of the main issues with the technology is that drivers need to charge the batteries often to be able to travel longer distances. The batteries themselves can also greatly increase the price of the vehicles. They can also be very costly to replace. Now, a new technology is being developed and tested in Sweden to help resolve these issues. Engineers there have created what is thought to be the world’s first operating electrified road.
Title: Electrified Road Can Charge Moving Vehicles
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/electric_road.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Electrified Road Can Charge Moving Vehicles' data-article-id='3113'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13250'>Major world automakers have already invested heavily in electric vehicles and related technology and they are committed to keep doing so.</span> <span data-start-time='13250' data-end-time='23438'>Some have even promised to stop producing vehicles that run only on gas or diesel fuel in the future.</span> <span data-start-time='23438' data-end-time='37104'>The changes to the auto industry demonstrate the growing number of buyers willing to spend more money on environmentally friendly cars.</span> <span data-start-time='37104' data-end-time='49479'>But one of the main issues with the technology is that drivers need to charge the batteries often to be able to travel longer distances.</span> <span data-start-time='49479' data-end-time='56292'>The batteries themselves can also greatly increase the price of the vehicles.</span> <span data-start-time='56292' data-end-time='61250'>They can also be very costly to replace.</span> <span data-start-time='61250' data-end-time='70813'>Now, a new technology is being developed and tested in Sweden to help resolve these issues.</span> <span data-start-time='70813' data-end-time='80375'>Engineers there have created what is thought to be the world’s first operating electrified road.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/a_different_color.m4a'><span>a different color</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/long_lasting_batteries.m4a'><span>long lasting batteries</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/an_electric_road.m4a'><span>an electric road</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/a_new_charging_cell.m4a'><span>a new charging cell</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10826 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/what_does_committed_mean.m4a'>What does committed mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='dedicated'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/dedicated.m4a'><span>dedicated</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/promising.m4a'><span>promising</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/unsure.m4a'><span>unsure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/convinced.m4a'><span>convinced</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10827 data-hint-location='56292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2584/the_batteries_can_be_costly_to__blank_.m4a'>The batteries can be costly to <span class='blank'>replace</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='replace'><div class='choice' 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