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Old 06-19-2013, 05:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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There were plans to electrify a lane on the highway between Tilburg and Eindhoven.
The electricity would be transferred by means of induction loops. The system would detect electric cars with suitable induction equipment and power up the loops in the road beneath it.

My thoughts:
- Expand to hybrid! When hybrids run on max EV assist they would use less or no fuel. There are many more hybrids than full EV's on the road today so the system would get used more.
- Traffic lights and crossings. Charge while u wait, accelerate in EV mode supported by loops that service traffic in more than one direction. Put the loops where the cars are.
- Use the loops for propulsion. The loops create magnetic fields, why not match them with an attracting field aimed just behind it on the vehilcle so that it gets pulled forward? It does not have to be an EV for that either. You could hang a set of induction loops under a semi and push that along.

Ah well, in this time of budget cuts the chances for projects like these are very slim.
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