stopthatgirl7Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it
Detroit is now home to the country's first chunk of road that can wirelessly charge an electric vehicle (EV), whether it's parked or moving....
TimeSquirrelEEVBlog, Dave, where you at? We need a debunking video.
bonobiI thought the same thing!
It’s not as bad as solar roadways, but it’s still a meh idea. It works, but it’s not very efficient. You need coils of wire built into the road, which means replacing the concrete. Still need to upgrade the power grid to handle the load.
It solves few problems and adds some of its own.
how does it track payment? does it track your car the whole time you’re on that road, and auto-bill you or auto-deduct from a setup account?
Had to follow a link from OP’s link, but here it is:
Wireless charging can add $3,000 to $4,000 to an already pricey EV, notes Meticulous Research. Electreon, which is working with carmakers to add receivers to their vehicles, aims to get the cost down to $1,000 or $1,500, Stefan Tongur, Electreon’s vice president of business development, tells Axios. Users would likely access the feature through a monthly subscription, he noted.
Right now, it’s just a quarter mile test section. Don’t know either way, but they may not be charging for the initial proof of concept.
Ah, thanks. Makes sense to me to use on intercity, and interstate highways, but a small road like 14th ave downtown? Idk about that