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Monday 16 July 2018
Recharge as you drive: Scalextric-style roads will top-up battery levels of electric vehicles during journeys
- Wireless charging systems work by a process called electromagnetic induction
- Electricity passes through a coil of wire inside a pad creating a magnetic field
- This field transfers electricity to a charging receiver on the underside of the car
- The scheme could also see these pads installed at service stations and car parks
Electric cars could soon be charged wirelessly as they drive on the roads, as part of a new £40 million ($53 million) Government proposal.
The scheme would see charging pads built into roads that are capable of transfering electricity to the underside of the vehicles, topping up their battery levels.
This is very similar to the way Scalextric toy cars work, with a metal contact on the underside of the vehicles siphoning power from the track.
Read more on dailymail.co.uk