Electreon’s technology works by placing charging coils 3 inches under the roadway and a receiver on the bottom of a car. The receiver holds an opposite charge to the coils, enabling it to draw a current from the roadway that charges the EV. This is a view of the charging coils before covered with asphalt. (Electreon/TNS)TNS
By Irene Wright, The Dallas Morning News
A 1-mile stretch of roadway in the heart of Detroit could become the proving ground for a technology that promises to zap away electric vehicle owners’ fears of running out of juice.
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