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https://electrek.co/2023/10/20/this-japanese-city-is-piloting-ev-wireless-charging-at-traffic-lights/>
"The pilot is being run in Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City by the Universities of
Tokyo and Chiba, along with nine companies, including tire maker Bridgestone
and auto parts makers NSK and Denso. (Kashiwa Smart City is named that because
it’s a model city for intelligent transport system experiments.)
The University of Tokyo created the in-motion power supply system, and now the
researchers want to test its durability and ability to consistently charge for
EVs and plug-in hybrids driving over it.
Precast charging coils are embedded into the road’s surface in front of traffic
lights. A current only passes through the wireless chargers when a vehicle is
detected. EVs and PHEVs that have special devices installed near the tires to
receive the electricity get a charge when they slow down – 10 seconds of
rolling over the coils provides about 1 km (0.6 miles) of range.
The University of Tokyo says the demonstration experiment will be conducted
from October to March 10 under the direction of the Ministry of Transport."
Via
What Could Go Right? November 2, 2023:
https://theprogressnetwork.org/same-sex-marriage-world/
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