Electric cars – There has been a lot of talk about electric cars of late, mainly about battery electric cars and the emerging powerhouse Hydrogen FCEV
Battery electric cars consume enormous amounts of minerals for the quantity of batteries required to store electricity within the car to provide range.
Hydrogen FCEV cars are better but there are a few issues with the volatility of hydrogen. Not insurmountable though
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However what if there was an alternative, a way we can utilise the zero local emission benefit of an electric car without the massive environmental damage needed to extract minerals.
Think trolley cars like in Vancouver where the buses have an overhead connection. Or revert to your childhood with dodgem cars. Now I’m not advocating we drive dodgem cars on the road. Despite the fact that some drivers seem to think we are currently.
No what I am thinking about is a constant supply of electricity directly to the vehicle from a connected source.
Stellantis, the amalgamated global brand conglomerate, has trialled a loop in Italy. Electricity is supplied continuously to the vehicle through wireless EV cells embedded in the road.
This could provide endless range, change the construction paradigm of battery electric vehicles and exhibit zero localised driving emissions.
The system works they say, but the next issue is the economics and practical implementation.
Like all things around EVs there is much more to explore and Time will tell
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