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Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it (www.axios.com)

submitted 11 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The roads are there. They ain't moving skyscrapers in major cities! For better or worse, American travel is very road-based, and we'll never have as many diverse options as some other countries...

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or just build trains. Which move tons of people, every day, for cheaper, safer, faster and overall more efficient ways. Don't have space for a train track? Make it a tram. Problem solved by changing up a road for cars into a road for cars and trains.

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Or do what has been done for over a century now and just build the train line underground if there’s no room above. It’s more expensive, but in moderately dense cities that can still be worth it.