ERD50
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Starting to look at EV infrastructure including charging while you drive. Does this lead to man-sized slot car racing? One can only hope!
“Additions could include conventional charging stations, “super-charger” stations that work more quickly and “smart-powered lanes” that charge electric vehicles as they drive along the road. The smart-powered lanes would have charging technology placed under the pavement, which would then transfer power to a receiver on the bottom of electric vehicles.“
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/29/i-294-could-soon-include-smart-powered-lanes-to-charge-electric-cars/
Pipe dream, IMO. Where are the standards for non-contact (charge coils in the pavement, charge as you drive)? Can a car fast-charge while driving? That's a LOT of energy to transfer, and there will be losses. Losses mean heat (and/or RF energy being emitted! Think of the children!).
How will this be paid for (IL is beyond broke)? And hopefully the EV owners pay for it - I don't ask EV owners to pay for gas stations. And they already get away w/o paying road taxes through gas taxes.
Even at fast charge rates, if possible, that's ~ 20 minutes for a charge. At 60 mph, that's 20 miles of road that would need this capability (and the article mentions this project would cover only 22 miles).
And happen to drive on that specific 20 mile stretch, and don't need a charge before they get there, and have that capability in their EV, and, and, and....The smart-powered lanes would have charging technology placed under the pavement, which would then transfer power to a receiver on the bottom of electric vehicles.
“This could really be a game changer and take the concern about range off the table, at least for those who use the Tollway system,” he said.
Again, pipe dream. With a side order of unicorn sprinkles.
-ERD50