WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For the first time in the U.S., a roadway has wirelessly charged an electric heavy-duty truck driving at highway speeds, demonstrating key technology that could help lower the…

Research in Indiana lays groundwork for highways that recharge EVs of all sizes across the nation

  • GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, this sounds stupid, and I’m worried about the amount of power wasted by induction charging. Anyone who’s wirelessly charged a phone knows it can get quite hot; that’s wasted energy. And Indiana’s generation is still mostly natural gas and coal, so at some point, with enough losses in transmission and charging, you’ll end up with a higher-carbon vehicle than a diesel truck…

    I am not sure what that point is, but the efficiency of charging is an important consideration in my mind.

    • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      If you could somehow safely combine induction charging with electrical transmission lines, it would be worth it. No more lines on poles.