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Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it (www.axios.com)
submitted 11 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Detroit is now home to the country's first chunk of road that can wirelessly charge an electric vehicle (EV), whether it's parked or moving.

Why it matters: Wireless charging on an electrified roadway could remove one of the biggest hassles of owning an EV: the need to stop and plug in regularly.

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[–] Surp@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Now when will the capitalism kick in and if you don't pay your monthly sub you don't get road charging

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Roads are paid for via taxes

[–] wagoner@infosec.pub 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And tolls

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also a government initiative, and effectively a regressive tax, if not definitionally.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Okay, but does that get the water paid for? Without lead.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No it pays for roads.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

Apparently

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would you expect something like that to be free or even one-time payment?

Electricity definitely cost money even when the city or state pay for the infrastructure, which is really unlikely.

[–] Cowbee@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to.

[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It doesn’t have to, but who wants to subsidize people driving unnecessarily large vehicles for recreation?

I get ~4 miles per kW (and around that mark isn’t unusual for a lot of others) but a Hummer EV is substantially worse at 1.6 miles per kW.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 1 points 11 months ago

Didn't know Hummer make EV. And god it's still as inefficient as always.