The US Department of Transport have authorised a $250M grant program to fund Wireless EV charging roads. A look at the pilot program in Detroit Michigan with the startup company Electreon:
electreon.com/
00:00 - Wireless EV road charging in Detroit
01:15 - $250M funding from the US Department of Transport!
03:18 - The inductive road coil
05:29 - This project is a half arsed approach to EV costs.
06:50 - Petrol/Gas vs Electric EV charging, still no contest.
07:14 - Reminds me of Adam Something and his take on Electric Busses
08:21 - Electreon gets UN Approval!
09:02 - Private company tech in roads?
09:41 - The location in Detroit
10:53 - The Chicken & Egg problem
13:52 - The problems are many
16:57 - Let's watch the Electreon marketing video
18:16 - The EV retrofit is EASY!
20:25 - The motherload of wireless charging failure analysis document from DOT!
26:41 - They make it sound so easy!
27:56 - They want these on consumer EV's, LOL!
Reference Links:
DOT failure analysis report: rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57152
www.forbes.com/sites/billkoenig/2023/12/01/wireles…
apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/technology-…
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/redefining-green-…
www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/11/2…
apnews.com/article/wireless-roadway-electric-vehic…
stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stevens…
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.92…
www.designboom.com/technology/ev-charging-highways…
• Transforming roads into charging asse...
www.theautopian.com/toyota-electreon-roads/
meticulousblog.org/top-10-companies-in-wireless-el…
www.meticulousresearch.com/product/wireless-electr…
australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/wp-conte…
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-631018…
www.osti.gov/biblio/1493137
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