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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country will become one of the first countries in the world to conduct tests with electric power for heavy transports on public roads
A
Sweden
B
Norway
C
Switzerland
D
Canada
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With this, Sweden has become the first country in the world to have electric road .

Detailed explanation-2: -The road was opened in June 2016 in Sandviken municipality near Gävle in central Sweden.

Detailed explanation-3: -Delhi-Jaipur Expressway to turn India’s 1st ‘Electric highway’, trial run of e-vehicles begin.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Atal Harit Vidyut Rashtriya Mahamarg (AHVRM) is named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The total length of AHVRM will be nearly 500 kilometres. Currently, the world’s largest EV highway is situated in Berlin, Germany. This highway is 109 kilometres long.

Detailed explanation-5: -Germany and Sweden are world leaders when it comes to real-world studies on electric roads. On Gotland, the world’s first wireless e-road has been finished.

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