Research in Indiana lays groundwork for highways that recharge EVs of all sizes across the nation

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[–] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, this sounds stupid, and I'm worried about the amount of power wasted by induction charging. Anyone who's wirelessly charged a phone knows it can get quite hot; that's wasted energy. And Indiana's generation is still mostly natural gas and coal, so at some point, with enough losses in transmission and charging, you'll end up with a higher-carbon vehicle than a diesel truck...

I am not sure what that point is, but the efficiency of charging is an important consideration in my mind.

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