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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.

  • Candybar121@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    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?

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      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.

      • Candybar121@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Ah, thanks. Makes sense to use on highways, but a small road like 14th ave downtown? Idk about that, hopefully its just for testing