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Stanford pioneering a wireless electric highway

CNET -- Stanford researches may have solved the problem of range anxiety by wireless charging technology that could one day create an electric highway.

Wireless recharging already is used by some electric vehicle charging stations to fill up batteries without cords or plugging into an outlet. MIT helped pioneer this technology and spun it off into a wireless charging startup, WiTricity. However, Stanford researchers improved on this concept and devised a way to transmit 10 kilowatts of electric power across a 6.5-foot distance with minimal energy loss. By overcoming transmitting electricity across a significant distance, researchers will make it possible to pave a highway with wireless conduits that can provide addition power to EVs and let them operate indefinitely.

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Submitted Feb 09, 2012 By: SachiCat

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babyjudy Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,007 Points:219,775 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2012 2:13:21 AM Ignore babyjudy Report Abuse And I wonder, who will be the first to get shocked by the highway!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,105 Points:419,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2012 12:17:43 AM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse do it!
roadrunnin Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,317 Points:370,240 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2012 12:14:28 AM Ignore roadrunnin Report Abuse IF we can't keep up the current "normal" infrastructure what can we realistically expect for electric. Not to mention so many people are wary of electric cars. Good idea time will tell about the execution. I imagine people were skeptical about the first cars too.
joekayak All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:756 Points:409,390 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 10:35:21 PM Ignore joekayak Report Abuse It's going to cost a fortune to wire up all the roads, and besides the DPW can't even keep up with potholes.
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,225 Points:1,267,755 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 7:36:59 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse Right... Tesla had a working prototype, but it has not worked out during the last 70 years.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,154 Points:225,620 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:22:33 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Our "fuel" will be metered out pr mile along the highway - the gov will love this.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:3,420 Points:663,335 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:12:39 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse There you go,
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,018 Points:196,820 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:09:58 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse We have to stop doing things just because we can.
BobBG Veteran Author Albany Posts:447 Points:581,700 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 6:00:18 PM Ignore BobBG Report Abuse Interesting but I'm not sure it's viable.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,831 Points:512,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 5:51:15 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Another waste of $$$$$
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:6,480 Points:1,187,575 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 5:41:30 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse "stanford really!!! fiqured it would be yale " There you go, the big ten attitude comes out at the mention of another school doing anything.
SUNOIL Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,417 Points:1,571,905 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 4:45:57 PM Ignore SUNOIL Report Abuse We can't maintain the roads we have.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,751 Points:917,820 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 4:43:37 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse I still can't see it working with the cars being so high!
Dphillips720 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:945 Points:291,170 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 4:37:55 PM Ignore Dphillips720 Report Abuse stanford really!!! fiqured it would be yale
Chem60 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,908 Points:454,475 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:50:28 PM Ignore Chem60 Report Abuse Is this really pioneering when somebody reads a science fiction book written in the fifties and "gets a bright idea"?
hoosierva All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:983 Points:240,525 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:32:03 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse not sure we have too many actual pioneers anymore, they go back to history and resurrect old technology.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:3,484 Points:776,055 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:26:13 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse So what is the cost per foot, yard, mile for auto charging stations built into the highways? Remember supply and demand will dictated if the project is REALLY feasible and companies will buy into.
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:1,082 Points:391,235 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 3:07:00 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse What a breakthrough! Who could have imagined transmitting energy via magnetic coils? Well, let's see, Michael Faraday and Nikolai Tesla are two that come easily to mind, and they were back in the 19th century. Either there's more to this story that they're not telling or else this is today's gee-whiz article we will never hear anything more about.
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:17,045 Points:1,029,305 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 2:45:18 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse BIG OIL & GAS love us Follow the science. Thanks for sharing SachiCat Fascinating concept. Think of getting a charge up every time you stop at a light (city driving) or pause for a rest stop (highway) .... aren't we all glad that someone is thinking ahead ;0} BIG OIL & GAS love us
gizbo123 All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:516 Points:1,438,425 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 2:01:04 PM Ignore gizbo123 Report Abuse I fly with autopilots so cars might as well. About auto charging, i hope the power does not go through me. Won't need the jump start paddles for your heart maybe lol.
kress999 Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:214 Points:250,470 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 1:53:50 PM Ignore kress999 Report Abuse This is very cool. I hope it happens sooner than later.
ktyson13 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:794 Points:254,490 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2012 1:39:15 PM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse Hopefully they can automate the driving too so we can finally stop drunks from killing us.