Wireless Charging (Freakin') Roadways!!! Argh!!!

[jonovid]

If done right an electric toll route system would be cool, but NOT wireless.  Something like the trains use like posted above.  Make it a standard so that all cars are compatible.  Maybe overhead is not the way to go as it would be awkward, maybe something like slot cars, though snow/ice would be an issue.  Essentially it would be something that some highways could have and you would pay a small fee to use it (basically to cover cost of electricity/maintenance).    It would basically extend your range.    Though more I think about it, any money that goes towards this stuff would probably be better off going in better/electric public transportation. 

Perhaps a ground ferry system.  Basically an electric train to efficiently travel long distances where you can park your car in it.  That way you don't need to design a system to work with cars, you design it to work with that particular train.   There would be chargers onboard to also charge cars.   Long stretches of highways could have these as an option.  But that does not sound as cool as "wireless charging roadways".

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[Lord of nothing]

Ticket from Ostend to Arlon and back, 300km, 23 EUR, doesn't matter when.

for the Car Transport?

[tszaboo]

Ticket from Ostend to Arlon and back, 300km, 23 EUR, doesn't matter when.

for the Car Transport?

No. I was just pointing out how expensive German and Austrian rail, in general.
There is no car transport service here.

[Lord of nothing]

The Trains who operate during the Day are not that pricey even when you book in advance.
At the moment there are no Car Transport Trains during the Day anymore.
So you have book a Night train for Car Transport and the are very pricey .
During Railway station renovation many Car Ramps got shut-down so there are just a Handy full Station where cars can put on a Fright car.

[jonovid]

wireless charging forever battery

 and
http://www.ossia.com/cota/

Long range    wireless power delivered without cables, batteries, line-of-sight, or charging pads

is this safe? been irradiated by 2.4 GHz

[janekm]

It's not impossible to have "regular" rechargeable electric buses. You just need to have half of them on charge at any one time: https://electrek.co/2017/12/28/shenzhen-electrifies-entire-public-transit-fleet-electric-buses/

The buses are actually much more comfortable to ride than the predecessors due to the much smoother acceleration. Shenzhen bus drivers seem to think they are race car drivers, the city installed GPS trackers on the buses to verify they stay within speed limits 

[TerraHertz]

There's something about the phrase 'solar roadways' that brings out the Stupid in people.
Solar roadways - dumb idea.
Solar wireless charging roadways - dumbness squared.

But even the critics seem to have caught the Stupid virus. Feast your eyes on the techno-idiocy in this article:
http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/experts-electric-highways-that-charge-cars-on-the-go-through-wireless-technology-will-bathe-passengers-in-cancer-causing-electropollution/

No, not the 'cancer-causing electropollution' part. That does have some basis. It's gems like these:

"all wireless devices emit a type of electromagnetic field (EMF) known as radio frequency radiation."

"the method ... involves the wireless transfer of power using very high frequencies of around 1,000 watts (in megahertz-scale frequencies)"

[Beamin]

I doubt the Govt will want to fund schemes like your 2 pictures as they use a totally "un-cool" wired system.
Maybe if people could buy a U-beam dish that they stuck on to their car roof via a rubber sucker mounting? That would be really great for safety as you would have to stay below 20mph to avoid having the dish blow off the roof.

PM me and I will set up the kick starter. It could feature "nano quantum level" technology!!!


A rolling contact system? That must work great in salt water which is half the countries roads for 4 months a year.


What other non problems can we solve using dated technology? This how this country is going to stay ahead of the curve vs countries like china. Why don't we just give this country to them? Get it over with.

[JMcLaren]

That didn't hold up well. Now you are taking issue with Oak Ridge National Labs (they have a pretty decent track record of making shit happen).

Wireless charging roadways with 97% efficiency - anything is possible if you throw enough engineering talent at the problem. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is making her state the first to test such a system.

https://www.ornl.gov/blog/going-wireless-better-vehicle-charging

[Cyberdragon]

That didn't hold up well. Now you are taking issue with Oak Ridge National Labs (they have a pretty decent track record of making shit happen).

Wireless charging roadways with 97% efficiency - anything is possible if you throw enough engineering talent at the problem. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is making her state the first to test such a system.

https://www.ornl.gov/blog/going-wireless-better-vehicle-charging

 

Any dumb politician can be convinced by enough buzzwords and wankery. Let them waste their money and see how long they keep claiming "97%" efficient.