Abstract: An improved electrically operated transportation vehicle and an electrified roadway over which the vehicle may operate and which supplies electric current to the vehicle are disclosed, in which hot power lines are located overhead of vehicles and neutral lines are deposited on the surface of the roadway. In addition, a high voltage AC line, extending continually along the roadway, is separated from a segmented low voltage AC or DC line. An improved electrical pickup is also disclosed to facilitate engagement and disengagement of a vehicle from a power supply line.