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.

Why it matters: Wireless charging on an electrified roadway could remove one of the biggest hassles of owning an EV: the need to stop and plug in regularly.

  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    Truck drivers do it all the time, I’m just doing it to visit family. 😜

    The wasted energy isn’t inherently a problem. If it is 100% renewable, for instance, it would be more environmentally friendly to have no battery with 99% wasted energy.

    So moving forward as we move more and more to a green grid, the concern of wasted energy becomes less and less.