EEVblog 1584 - Wireless Freakin’ EV Charging Roads! A $250M Boondoggle
The US Department of Transport have authorised a $250M grant program to fund Wireless EV charging roads. A look at the pilot program in Detroit Michigan with the startup company Electreon:
00:00 - Wireless EV road charging in Detroit
01:15 - $250M funding from the US Department of Transport!
03:18 - The inductive road coil
05:29 - This project is a half arsed approach to EV costs.
06:50 - Petrol/Gas vs Electric EV charging, still no contest.
07:14 - Reminds me of Adam Something and his take on Electric Busses
08:21 - Electreon gets UN Approval!
09:02 - Private company tech in roads?
09:41 - The location in Detroit
10:53 - The Chicken & Egg problem
13:52 - The problems are many
16:57 - Let’s watch the Electreon marketing video
18:16 - The EV retrofit is EASY!
20:25 - The motherload of wireless charging failure analysis document from DOT!
26:41 - They make it sound so easy!
27:56 - They want these on consumer EV’s, LOL!
Reference Links:
DOT failure analysis report:
Forum: !-a-$250m-boondoggle/
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EEVblog 1584 - Wireless Freakin’ EV Charging Roads! A $250M Boondoggle