14-08-2015, 01:13 PM
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Electric Roads?
England to test charge-as-you-drive 'electric motorways'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33886180
What a cracking idea. Already up and running in certain parts but mainly for buses.
Originally Posted by BBC News
In 2013, the South Korean town of Gumi switched on a 12km (7.5 miles) route that allows buses with compatible equipment to be charged as they drive over it.It works by a process called Shaped Magnetic Field In Resonance.
South Korea has fitted a stretch of road with equipment to wirelessly charge special buses
Electric cables buried under the road are used to generate electromagnetic fields, which are picked up by a coil inside the device and converted into electricity.
14-08-2015, 01:29 PM
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Re: Electric Roads?
It does sound good idea Mark
Thre was an item on the news yesterday about a breakthrough in battery technology which I understand should lead to the production of chargable batteries with a much longer life for many items including mobile phones and cars making the latter a more viable option.
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